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Mother whose daughter died in Iran protests claims her injuries 'showed she was murdered'

Nika Shakarami, 16, went missing in Tehran after telling a friend she was being chased by police. Officials say she went into a building where eight construction workers were present and she was found dead in the yard outside the next morning, but her family disputes this version of events

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

Iran’s protests are not an angry outburst, but the result of generations of trauma

For older activists like me, the uprising has reopened old scars and breathed new life into our long struggle for freedom, says activist Nasrin Parvaz

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

Artist Turns Iran Fountains Red to Reflect Bloody Crackdown

Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman's death was announced on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 2022

Hijab law in Iran over the decades: the continuing battle for reform

Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police.

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2022

Another teenage girl dead at hands of Iran’s security forces, reports claim

Allegations that 16-year-old Sarina Esmailzadeh was beaten to death at a protest follow news of the similar death of 17-year-old Nika Shakarami

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

Has Iran ruined its nuclear deal chances with violent crackdown?

Iranian authorities’ brutal repression of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini has put the parties in the Iran nuclear talks in a delicate position, as they condemn Tehran’s actions while trying to negotiate on a separate issue.

France 24 · Oct 7, 2022

Iranian coroner denies Mahsa Amini died from blows to body

Findings are likely to be disputed by Iranian demonstrators, after father previously said she had been hit.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Teen's mother disputes Iran, says she died of blows to head

The mother of an Iranian teenager is disputing official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was held by Iran’s morality police for not complying with the country’s hijab rules has drawn global attention to the repression of women in Iran. Neighboring Saudi Arabia, a Sunni country, theologically and politically opposed to Shiite Iran, has similar restrictive rules…

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2022

Belgian foreign minister cuts hair in parliament in support of Iranian women

Belgium's foreign minister and two other lawmakers cut their hair in parliament, in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran triggered by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022