The Latest Breaking News from Masha Amini

Australia issues new sanctions on Iran over human rights abuses, supply of drones to Russia

The Australian government says it is imposing Magnitsky-style sanctions on 14 Iranian individuals and 14 entities over "egregious human rights abuses and violations in Iran".

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

Iran acknowledges it has detained 'tens of thousands' in recent protests

The acknowledgement from the country's supreme leader follows months of anti-government protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the country's morality police.

WEKU · Feb 5, 2023

Iran call for USA to be kicked out of England World Cup group after Twitter post

Both the United States and Iran can still qualify from Group B with one match remaining

Liverpool Echo · Nov 27, 2022

Thousands protest 40 days after Masha Amini death in Iran - despite security warning

Masha Amini dies on September 16 while in custody of the religious police

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2022

Are hijab protests ‘the beginning of the end’ for Iran’s regime?

The uprising over the death of Mahsa Amini is like no other, but whether it leads to revolution remains to be seen

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

French actors, including Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, cut hair in solidarity with Iranian women

Jane Birkin and her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg among those who took part

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Iran rocked by protests; world watches politely

Massive and spreading protests have rocked Iran in the wake of widening social discontent following the death of a woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody. Her crime? Not wearing the obligatory headscarf properly. Demonstrations across the country have jolted the Islamic Republic to its core as thousands of…

Bangkok Post · Oct 4, 2022

Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says death of Masha Amini ‘left us heartbroken’

Masha Amini’s death has led to thousands taking to city streets to protest

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022

Death toll in Iran protests reaches 31

At least 31 civilians have been killed in crackdowns by Iranian security forces on protests that have erupted over the death of a young woman after her arrest by the morality police, an Oslo-based NGO said Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Sep 22, 2022