Tag: Mahsa
Mahsa Amini’s family prevented from traveling to France for the Sakharov Prize
The death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurd, which occurred when she was apprehended by the morality police, set Iran ablaze. His parents and brother were to receive the…
One year later Mahsa Amini, a teenager in a state of “brain death”
Is Armita Garawand the new Mahsa Amini? The Iranian high school student fell into a coma in controversial circumstances in early October in the Tehran metro. Her state of health…
Two journalists sentenced for covering the Mahsa Amini affair
In Iran, journalism is a dangerous profession. Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloufar Hamedi, two Iranian women imprisoned for helping to publicize the death in custody of young Kurd Masha Amini in…
Iranian Jina Mahsa Amini receives Sakharov Prize posthumously
As of: October 19, 2023 1:02 p.m The Iranian Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested in September 2022 for allegedly wearing her headscarf incorrectly – and died in police custody. Her…
Protests in Iran: Sakharov Human Rights Prize goes posthumously to Mahsa Amini
Protests in Iran Sakharov Human Rights Prize goes posthumously to Mahsa Amini A portrait of Mahsa Amini is held during a rally following the death of Mahsa Amini. photo ©…
Mahsa Amini posthumously honored with Sakharov Prize – Culture
This year’s Sakharov Prize from the EU Parliament goes posthumously to the Iranian Jina Mahsa Amini and the protest movement, especially among women in Iran, that was triggered by her…
The European Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded to Mahsa Amini and the “Woman Life Freedom” movement
More than a year after her death, the memory of Mahsa Amini remains very vivid. The young woman was posthumously awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by…
We decipher the photo of a gathering in tribute to Mahsa Amini, one year after her death
A year ago, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian student, died three days after being arrested by the moral police for allegedly violating the dress code imposed on women in Iran.…
Kurdish region: anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini: tense situation in Iran
Kurdish region Anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini: Tense situation in Iran The death of the Iranian Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini sparked heavy protests in Tehran. photo ©…
Death of Mahsa Amini: anniversary with strict security precautions
As of: September 16, 2023 8:10 p.m The death of the young Kurdish woman Amini sparked one of Iran’s largest protest movements a year ago. There was a massive security…