Tehran: Amid the global unrest over the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death, the Iranian judiciary on Monday handed down three more death sentences, reported France24. In the latest ruling, Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were sentenced to death for ‘moharebeh’ — waging ‘war against God’ — under Iran’s Islamic sharia law, … Read more
Iran has been witnessing intense protests against the dictator of the compulsory wearing of a hijab in public. There have been demonstrations for almost 3 months since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of Tehran’s morality police. Allegedly she was disobeying the country’s strict hijab dress code for women. … Read more
Mahsa Amini was not killed, she passed away, claimed Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri on Thursday, blaming western media for creating a “baseless and fallacious” atmosphere. Speaking to ANI, he slammed western countries for their response to the protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran. READ | … Read more
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are celebrating International Day of the Girl with a timely commendation. The former president and first lady shared a statement on Oct. 11 praising the Iranian women and girls currently involved in demonstrations taking place both online and on the ground. The Obamas said that the Iranian women and girls … Read more