Tag: Mahsa Amini Death Anniversary

Iran Says 28 Linked To IS Arrested For Planning To Attack Tehran

September 24, 2023 admin

In Shiite-dominated Iran, the term “takfiri” generally refers to jihadists. (Representational) Tehran: Iranian authorities have arrested 28 people linked to the Islamic State group for plotting to target Tehran during the anniversary of last year’s protests, the intelligence ministry said on Sunday. The protests erupted after the death in custody on September 16, 2022, of…

World

Iran’s parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary

September 21, 2023 admin

Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public. File | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The…

World

Protests Continue In Iran A Day After Mahsa Amini’s Death Anniversary

September 17, 2023 admin

Joe Biden in a statement on Friday said Amini “inspired a historic movement” Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Sunday amid a widespread crackdown by security forces a year after a young Kurdish woman’s death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades. The death on September 16 last year…

World

Assassination Attempt On Mahsa Amini’s Father Foiled, Says Iran State Media

September 16, 2023 admin

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died in police custody on last year. (File) Tehran, Iran: Iranian security forces foiled an assassination attempt Saturday on the father of Mahsa Amini, the young woman whose death in custody one year ago sparked nationwide protests, state media reported. The official IRNA news agency said the attempt on…

World

What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini’s Death In Police Custody

September 16, 2023 admin

Iran saw widespread protests after the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini Tehran: Iran’s rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. How protests erupted in Iran after…

World

Mahsa Amini’s death anniversary | Biden announces more Iran sanctions

September 16, 2023 admin

Mahsa Amini’s death set off protests in dozens of cities across the country of 80 million people, with young women marching in the streets and publicly exposing and cutting off their hair September 16, 2023 11:08 am | Updated 11:59 am IST – WASHINGTON A photo of Mahsa Amini is pictured at a condolence meeting….

World