The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi were charged in 2023 for their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini

New proceedings launched against the two journalists for posing without the mandatory hijab upon their release.

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The year saw progress on women’s rights in some countries, such as Spain’s introduction of menstrual leave, France’s bid to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution and the arrival of the #MeToo movement in Taiwan. But there were also setbacks in 2023, from Taliban edicts tightening restrictions on Afghan women…

As David Cameron says the Iranian regime threatens people on UK soil, Iranians talk about the threats, harassment and intimidation they experience for organising British protests

Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and injured several others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday.

The European Parliament is remembering a young woman who died in Iranian police custody during a ceremony at which she and a Iranian human rights group were officially awarded the EU’s top human rights prize

Iranian authorities banned members of the late Mahsa Amini's family from traveling to receive the European Union’s top human rights prize on her behalf. Amini's death while in police custody in 2022 sparked nationwide protests that rocked the Islamic Republic.

Amini's family was attempting to board a flight to France to collect the prize, but authorities told them that they aren't allowed to leave Iran. Their passports were also confiscated.