Mahsa Amini

Mahsa Amini’s uncle arrested ahead of one-year anniversary of her death

CNN — The uncle of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman whose death in the custody of Iran’s morality police sparked nation-wide protests last year, was arrested last week, according to a family member and a human rights group. Safa Aeli, a resident of the Kurdish city of Saqqez, was arrested on Tuesday at his home …

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Egypt Independent September 9, 2023

Iran rounds up activists and relatives of killed protesters ahead of Mahsa Amini anniversary

CNN — Iran is moving to head off a possible repeat of unrest ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, arresting women’s rights activists and family members of people killed during last year’s nationwide protests, local and international human rights groups said Wednesday. Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died last September …

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Egypt Independent August 26, 2023

At least 23 children killed in Iran protests in September, rights group says

Nearly two dozen children were killed last month during protests in Iran, according to a new report by a human rights watchdog that accuses the country’s security forces of targeting young people “with absolute impunity.” The 19-page report released by Amnesty International on Thursday said at least 23 children – some as young as 11 …

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Egypt Independent October 16, 2022

Iranian Coroner rules on death of detained woman Mahsa Amini

Detained Iranian woman Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to the head and limbs but from organ failure due to a lack of oxygen to the brain, an Iranian … Continued

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The New Daily October 8, 2022

A barrier of fear has been broken in Iran. The regime may be at a point of no return

CNN – A woman dressed in black raises a framed portrait of her son, Siavash Mahmoudi, in the air as she paces the sidewalk in Iran’s capital, Tehran. “I am not scared of anyone. They told me to be silent. I will not be,” the woman seen in a viral social media video yells, her …

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Egypt Independent October 6, 2022

Iran protests over woman’s death continue

Protests have continued in several cities across Iran against the death of a young woman in police custody, state and social media report, as a human rights group said at … Continued

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The New Daily September 30, 2022

Five people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman in police custody, human rights group says

Five people have been killed by Iranian security forces during protests that were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was being held in police custody, according to a human rights monitor. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, a Norwegian-registered organization monitoring rights violations in Iran, said five people were fatally shot during demonstrations in …

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Egypt Independent September 21, 2022