Category: Mahsa Amini

Los Angeles County Supervisors Vote to Support Women in Iran

October 19, 2022
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion to support women’s rights in Iran and Iranian protesters abroad as well as within the county in a 5–0 vote Oct. 18. The move comes after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month at the hands of Iranian morality police for improperly wearing…

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EU Sanctions Iran for Death of 22-Year-Old Mahsa Amini

October 17, 2022
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The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on Iran for the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the regime’s so-called morality police and its violent response to demonstrations. The sanctions target law enforcement and local chiefs for their roles in brutally suppressing protests, including two key figures of the regime’s so-called…

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Disputing Iran’s Version, Mother Says Teen Was Beaten to Death

October 7, 2022
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the head as part of the crackdown on anti-hijab protests roiling the country. Nasreen Shakarami also said authorities kept her daughter Nika’s…

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Poilievre Decries Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Not Being Designated a Terrorist Organization in Canada

September 30, 2022
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As the Iranian regime cracks down on anti-regime protests, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre decried on Sept. 29 that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are not designated as a terrorist entity by Canada. “The government still refuses to list the IRGC, a terrorist organization, as a terrorist body, allowing it to legally operate here in Canada,” said Poilievre…

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