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Pubic trials for 2000 protestors detained in Iranian protest

01 Nov 2022

Iran's judiciary declared that up to 1,000 people detained during anti-hijab protests in Tehran and more than a thousand others outside the capital will face public trials. The choice was made as world concern over Iran's handling of the protesters intensified. After Mahsa Amini, 22, died after being detained by...

Amid anti-hijab protests, 5 French nationals are currently held in Iran

11 Oct 2022

Catherine Colonna, who is the French Foreign Affairs Minister, has told French radio on Tuesday that There are now five French nationals being held in Iran. She told this after France last week said it was looking to verify if a fifth French national had been held during protests in...

Iran accuses US of ‘hypocrisy’ over anti-hijab protest

04 Oct 2022

Following President Joe Biden's statement that he will impose "further costs" over its response to protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran accused the US of "hypocrisy" on human rights on Tuesday. Since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman died on September 16 following her arrest by Tehran's morality police for...