Tag: IRAN

Another teenage girl dead at hands of Iran’s security forces, reports claim

In private message groups, schoolgirls across Iran said they were planning protests at the weekend to show solidarity with Esmailzadeh and Nika Shakarami, the 17-year-old schoolgirl who went missing on 20 September and was also allegedly tortured and killed by Iran’s security forces. Despite claims that Shakarami was beaten and raped, and that her body was stolen… Read More Another teenage girl dead at hands of Iran’s security forces, reports claim

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Iran arrests musician as anthem for protests goes viral

As demonstrations against the death of Mahsa Amini enter their third week in Iran, a protest song by one of Iran’s most popular musicians has become the soundtrack to the biggest civil uprising for decades, channelling the rage of Iranians at home and abroad. The lyrics to Baraye by Shervin Hajipour are taken entirely from messages that… Read More Iran arrests musician as anthem for protests goes viral

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‘Women, life, liberty’: Iranian civil rights protests spread worldwide

Patrick Wintour Worldwide protests were being held on Saturday in solidarity with the growing uprising in Iran demanding greater freedom and protesting against the death of Mahsa Amini following her arrest by Iranian morality police. Demonstrations under the slogan “Women, life, liberty” took place in many major cities, including Auckland, London, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Rome, Seoul,… Read More ‘Women, life, liberty’: Iranian civil rights protests spread worldwide

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Iran protests rage as Mahsa Amini’s father says authorities lied about her death; prevented him from seeing her body

The father of an Iranian woman who died in police custody last week has accused authorities of lying about her death, as protests rage nationwide despite the government’s attempt to curb dissent with an internet blackout. Amjad Amini, whose daughter Mahsa died after being arrested in Tehran by morality police, said doctors had refused to let him see his daughter… Read More Iran protests rage as Mahsa Amini’s father says authorities lied about her death; prevented him from seeing her body

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Protests in Iran at death of Kurdish woman after arrest by morality police

Weronika Strzyżyńska NB: The Iranian theocracy is a brutal ideological tyranny. From their horrendous prison massacre in 1988 till today their approach to politics has remained unchanged. And we should all think as to why governments and man think they have the right to tell women how to dress. In India there’s an ongoing battle… Read More Protests in Iran at death of Kurdish woman after arrest by morality police

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Iran Sentences Two LGBTQ Activists To Death For ‘Promoting Homosexuality’

NB: The Iranian theocracy is a criminal and inhuman regime. Those who equate the rule of law with justice; or those who believe that Almighty God requires people to be murdered for same-sex love; or those who think men with long beards are in direct communication with God, are pathologically insane. These deranged men also… Read More Iran Sentences Two LGBTQ Activists To Death For ‘Promoting Homosexuality’

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Salman Rushdie has again instructed us in a profound lesson: great literature will always be a matter of life and death

NB: Iran’s vicious theocracy has never withdrawn the fatwa against Salman Rushdie. The practice of placing monetary rewards on persons heads, i.e., offering money for death, is repulsive and barbaric, no matter who does it. Contract killings are murder, and to for so-called believers to claim this is done for Almighty God is despicable. God… Read More Salman Rushdie has again instructed us in a profound lesson: great literature will always be a matter of life and death

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‘Hopeless And Dissatisfied’: Growing Anger At Iranian Officials As Khuzestan Water Protests Spread

Analysts say economic desperation and growing frustration in Iranian society have led to angry demonstrations around the country that began with people protesting water shortages in the southwestern province of Khuzestan. “If the society wasn’t hopeless, it wouldn’t take to the streets. It wouldn’t react. Its dissatisfaction wouldn’t result in protests and it wouldn’t be… Read More ‘Hopeless And Dissatisfied’: Growing Anger At Iranian Officials As Khuzestan Water Protests Spread

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