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Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary

Iranian authorities prevented Mahsa Amini’s family from commemorating anniversary of her death, rights groups say.

Al Jazeera

Mahsa Amini’s father detained on anniversary of death, rights group says

Iranian security forces briefly hold Amjad Amini amid crackdown on commemorative protests

The Guardian - UK

Protesters mark anniversary of death of Iranian student Mahsa Amini

Iranian officials claimed she suffered a heart attack in her cell.

The Independent UK

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How anonymous photographers have documented the Iranian uprising

For the first time, France's Visa Pour l'Image photojournalism festival is showing an exhibition made up almost entirely of anonymous images. They are the photographic and video testimonies taken by Iranians during the mass protests that have shaken the country since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022.

Radio France Internationale

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran

Hundreds of people have gathered in central London on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini

The Independent UK

The war on women who use abortion pills takes a terrifying new turn

Researchers in Poland have developed tests that can detect whether a woman has taken mifepristone. It’s a chilling development

The Guardian - US

Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini

Security forces have been positioned in Tehran and other cities as Iran marks one year since the death of Mahsa Amini.

Al Jazeera

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Iranian security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father on death anniversary

Iran’s official IRNA news agency denies that Amjad Amini was arrested

The Independent UK

‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

Majid Tavakoli says protesters should have had more help from abroad but the west doesn’t understand what Iran has become

The Guardian - UK

Proposed hijab penalties in Iran: 'They can’t prosecute millions of women'

One year ago this Saturday, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for wearing her hijab "improperly". Her death led to massive anti-regime protests, known by their now-iconic slogan: “Woman, Life, Freedom”. The Observers team has been in regular contact with dozens of women across Iran…

France 24

Iran seeks to prevent protests for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death – as UK and US issue fresh sanctions

The protests over Ms Amini’s death in police custody last year represented one of the largest challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution

The Independent UK

US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms

Washington targets Iranian officials and state-linked media outlets on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death.

Al Jazeera

Biden announces more Iran sanctions on anniversary of Mahsa Amini death

On the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, President Joe Biden has announced that the U_S_ will impose more sanctions on Iranian people and firms, “targeting some of Iran’s most egregious human rights abusers.”

The Independent UK

Death of Mahsa Amini: A year of protests and bravery in Iran

It is one year since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, detained by Iranian authorities for allegedly not wearing a headscarf properly. Her killing resulted in a massive wave of popular unrest. Annette Young talks to Iranian journalist, Hannah Kaviani, on what has happened to the protest movement in…

France 24

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The Conversation

Ransom or realism? A closer look at Biden’s prisoner swap deal with Iran

The Biden administration’s agreement with Iran for a swap of prisoners could be seen as a simple business transaction to free five Iranians from imprisonment in the U.S. and five Americans, some with dual citizenship, from detention in Iran.

The Conversation

Mahsa Amini: a year into the protest movement in Iran, this is what’s changed

Iran’s rulers continue to enforce tight public controls as the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the “morality police” approaches.

WEKU

In Iran, women's resistance defies state clampdown a year after Mahsa Amini's death

The death of a young woman in Iranian morality police custody sparked months of protests and a violent crackdown by the government. A year later, a more subdued defiance endures.

France 24

Repression in Iran: ‘They took my clothes off and cut my hair’

Elaheh Ejbari, 22, was kidnapped in the street and held for four days after taking part in a protest in Tehran following the death of Mahsa Amini, who died while in custody of Iran’s morality police. Ejbari, who comes from Iran’s Baluchestan region on the border with Pakistan, says she…

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Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s last shah: A year after Amini's death ‘a new phase of resistance’

A year ago, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini triggered an unprecedented protest movement in Iran against the authorities of the Islamic Republic. Women led demonstrations questioning the wearing of the hijab, which has since become the symbol of defiance against the oppressive government. Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of…

Radio France Internationale

Iran Revolutionary Guards chief targeted in French criminal complaint

The commander-in-chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, is one of three senior officials targeted in a rare criminal complaint filed with Paris prosecutors Thursday.

France 24

Repression in Iran: 'Whoever targeted my eye knew exactly who I was'

Saman, a 31-year-old export consultant, fled from a Tehran hospital when Iranian security officers came to arrest him in October. His left eye was seriously wounded when he was shot at point-blank range with a rubber bullet during protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini. Saman now lives…

Evening Standard

What is Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ hijab bill and what does it mean for women?

Women face 60 lashes and prison for not wearing headscarf

France 24

One year on: Iranian women grapple with the aftermath of Mahsa Amini's death

One year ago this week, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran sparked nationwide demonstrations against authorities in the Islamic Republic. For the women who led and participated in the protests, removing the hijab became a symbol of defiance against what they viewed as an oppressive government. One year…

France 24

Death of Mahsa Amini: 'The silent crowd came to life and began shouting'

Diako Alavi, a high-school teacher from Mahsa Amini’s hometown of Saqqez, witnessed the first protests following Amini’s death in police custody after she was arrested for improperly wearing the veil. Alavi, who knew Amini’s family, took part in the demonstrations alongside his students before he was also arrested by the…

France 24

One year on: Oppression of women in Iran since Mahsa Amini's death

A major exhibition at the Festival of Photojournalism, the Visa pour L’Image, in Perpignan in southwest France is currently showcasing the power of women as Iran continues to clamp down on women's rights. A year ago, Iranian woman Mahsa Amini was arrested by the religious morality police for not wearing…

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