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The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song urging hijab removal

‘Whoever is not willing to pay the price for freedom is not worthy of it,’ singer posts on social media

The Independent UK

Iranian Singer Ready 'To Pay Price For Freedom' After 74 Lashes

A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that he was willing to pay "a price for freedom" after being flogged 74 times by the authorities as part of his sentence.

International Business Times

Iranian Journalists Sentenced to Over a Decade in Prison for Reporting Mahsa Amini's Death, Sparking Nationwide Protests Pardoned

Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi have been pardoned by Iran's Supreme Leader after their coverage sparked the large protests.

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Iran's record execution rate casts shadow on death penalty reprieve for Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi

Activist stands convicted of ‘inflaming the situation’ during 2022 protests in Iran

The Independent UK

Iranian Oscar nominee Mohammad Rasoulof: ‘After my arrest, I told myself: don’t hold back’

His new film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, is up for an Academy award – but the film-maker had to direct it from his sofa. Even under sentence of arrest and flogging, he won’t be silenced, he says

The Guardian - UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on motherhood, missing home and surviving prison in Iran

‘My heart beats every single day for what happens in my country’ she said

The Independent UK

Iranian Singer Parastoo Ahmadi Released From Jail After Performing Without a Hijab

Parastoo Ahmadi, an Iranian singer, defied hijab laws by foregoing the use of a hijab in her online performance and was arrested, sparking outrage.

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Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says

An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab

The Independent UK

Iran arrests YouTube singer for streaming concert without hijab

Parastoo Ahmadi expected to face charges after ‘imaginary concert’ draws 2 million views

The Independent UK

Iranian women could face death penalty for defying new morality laws

Execution, long jail terms and big fines for ‘promoting’ nudity, unveiling or improper dressing come into force

The Guardian - UK

Iran: undressing protest shows how women are still fighting even as morality laws get harsher

More than two years have passed since a young woman called Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested in Iran for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. Her death sparked mass protests throughout Iran against the country’s ruling theocracy.

The Conversation

UN warns Iran the world is watching its response to woman who stripped to protest

Woman’s whereabouts have been unknown since her arrest over the weekend

The Independent UK

Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest harassment

Student reportedly injured during arrest, with ‘blood stains’ seen on the car’s tyres

The Independent UK

Mother of 16-year-old girl allegedly killed by Iran’s security forces arrested

Regime is punishing families of Woman, Life, Freedom protesters who died at hands of security forces, say activists

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The Guardian - UK

Iranian journalists who covered Mahsa Amini’s death face five years in prison

Hopes of pardon dashed for Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who were cleared of collaboration with US

The Independent UK

Iran’s morality police will no longer ‘bother’ women over hijab, new president promises

A potential shift in Iran's strict enforcement of the Islamic dress code comes amid the looming Hijab and Chastity Bill which threatens harsher penalties

International Business Times

Iran's New President Vows To Ensure Morality Police Don't 'Bother' Women

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Monday to ensure the morality police will no longer "bother" women, in remarks to the media on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody.

France 24

Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a ‘quiet revolution’ is still under way in Iran

The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations have left an indelible mark on Iranian society. More and more women are flouting the veil requirement when out in public in what one NGO has described as…

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France 24

Iranian exile Marjane Jangjoo on her hopes for real change in Iran

An Iranian woman who fled to France after taking in protests in Iran two years ago following the death of Mahsa Amini has spoken to FRANCE 24, saying her actions against the Iranian regime were worth it. Marjane Jangjoo escaped after 30 men came to her workplace to arrest her…

AAP

Australia slaps further sanctions on Iranians

Australia is imposing sanctions on a further five Iranians in response to human rights abuses on the second anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini's death in custody.

France 24

Two years after Mahsa Amini's death in Iran, protest movement endures harsh persecution

Two years have gone by since a massive protest movement erupted in Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini after she was detained for allegedly violating the dress code for women. Dozens of women prisoners went on hunger strike to mark the anniversary. Opposition to the Islamic regime…

International Business Times

Iran Two Years After Mahsa Amini: Persecution And Defiance

Persecution of bereaved relatives.

The Independent UK

Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches

On the streets of Iranian cities, it’s becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches

France 24

Iranian-born American author Navid Sinaki explores forbidden gay love in 'Medusa of the Roses'

Navid Sinaki speaks to Dheepthika Laurent on arts24 about how much of his own story is echoed in his novel "Medusa of the Roses". It traces an illicit gay romance in modern-day Iran and explores a little-known reality: that the government subsidises sex changes for gay people willing to transition.…

The Guardian - UK

‘The main issue was always the hijab’: the Iranian directors arrested for their gentle septuagenarian comedy

Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, makers of My Favourite Cake, received an ovation at the Berlin film festival while under house arrest in Tehran. They speak about the struggle of creating art under a dictatorship

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