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How protest movements use feminine images and social media to fight sexist ideologies of authoritarian regimes – podcast

Modern protest movements, like the ongoing protests in Iran, often center around women who have been killed or harmed by agents of authoritarian governments. While it can be easy to chalk up this consistent, state-sponsored abuse of women to simple sexism, researchers say there is a deeper story at play.

The Conversation

From Paris to Tehran: French-Iranian playwright explores grief of exile in '4,211 km'

"4,211 km" is the distance between Tehran and Paris. It's also the title of a new play by French-Iranian director Aila Navidi showing at France's famed Avignon theatre festival next month. The show centres around a young woman named Yalda Farhadi, born in France to Iranian dissidents who never give…

France 24

How new EU sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards could backfire

The European Union levied new sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards last week over a brutal crackdown on protesters. But some experts question the effectiveness of sanctions, saying they risk pushing Tehran closer to other sanctioned states, namely Russia and China. Instead, they advocate the creation of a special task force…

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Iran starts trial of female journalist who covered Amini's death

A Revolutionary Court in Iran on Tuesday began the trial of a female journalist behind closed doors on charges linked to her coverage of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody last year sparked months of unrest, her husband said on Twitter.

Reuters

Iranian female journalist goes on trial on charges linked to Amini protests

An Iranian journalist went of trial behind closed doors on Monday on charges linked to her coverage of the funeral of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody last year triggered months of unrest, her lawyer told ILNA news agency.

Reuters

Supporters of jailed Iranian journalists call for trials to be held in public

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi reported on death of Mahsa Amini and face charges of conspiring with foreign powers

The Guardian - UK

Iran executes three men after protest over death

Three Iranian men arrested while protesting the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have been executed.

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Iran executes three men linked to anti-government protests

The men were accused of killing a police officer and two members of a paramilitary group during last year’s protests.

Al Jazeera

Iran executes three men arrested in protests over death of Mahsa Amini

Iranian authorities have executed three men convicted of violence against security forces during protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who died days after she was arrested for allegedly wearing her headscarf too loosely.

Radio France Internationale

The week in audio: Iran’s Hit Squads; Pod Save the UK; Frontlines of Journalism and more

Paul Caruana Galizia studies the dangers of being Iranian in the UK; a British version of the hit US show tries too hard, Jeremy Bowen probes BBC impartiality and more

The Guardian - UK

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran's government pushes back

More women are choosing not to wear the mandatory headscarf, or the hijab, publicly in Iran

The Independent UK

Iran hangs two men for blasphemy amid ‘alarming’ surge in executions

Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were hanged at Arak Prison in central Iran

The Independent UK

More Iranian actresses summoned for not wearing hijab

This week alone, a sports federation chief resigns and several more actors face charges over mandatory hijab law.

Al Jazeera

Iranian journalists remain imprisoned for reporting on Mahsa Amini's death

Iran is one of the most repressive countries in terms of press freedom, according to an annual report released Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders, which ranked it 177th of 180 nations. Since the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Tehran, 72 journalists have been arrested and…

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The Independent UK

3 imprisoned Iranian female journalists win top UN prize

The United Nations says its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists “for their commitment to truth and accountability.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Charges Two Actresses for Not Wearing Headscarves

Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported. Police in Tehran have referred the case against Katayoun Riahi and Pantea Bahram to Iran's judiciary, accusing them of "the crime…

The Independent UK

Iranian security forces have ‘illegally killed, sexually assaulted and tortured children’

Secondary school student says she was beaten and whipped while interrogated and her clothes were set on fire when security forces pushed her onto a lit gas range

The Independent UK

New caucus in Congress condemns poisoning of Iranian girls

A new bipartisan caucus in Congress is condemning the Iranian government over the recent poisoning of school girls in the country, amplifying the growing criticism in Washington against the Islamic Republic and its disregard for human rights

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Daily Mirror

Iran police use spy technology in continued crackdown on women not wearing hijab

Police officers forces on Saturday announced they will be intensifying their efforts to track teenage girls and women who do not wear so-called proper hijab in streets, shopping centres and cars

The Independent UK

Iran installs cameras to penalise unveiled women and ‘prevent resistance against hijab law’

Violators will receive warning text messages as to the consequences, police say

The Guardian - US

Dancing, dating and death: the five best films added to US streaming this week

Highlights include Billy Eichner’s rom-com Bros, serial killer drama Holy Spider and troubling documentary Jesus Camp

Daily Mirror

Twenty Iranian schoolgirls rushed to hospital in latest suspected 'poisoning' attack

Since the brutal killing of Mahsa Amini by the nation's 'morality police' Iran has been rocked by unrest including a spate of suspected poisonings targeting girl's schools

The Independent UK

Moment man attacks women with yoghurt for not covering hair

An arrest warrant was issued for two women and a man following the incident

The New Daily

Iran-style justice: Women arrested after being attacked in store

Two women have been arrested in Iran after they were attacked with a tub of yogurt while waiting in line in a store. Viral footage shows a man approaching

Daily Mirror

Women could be fined up to £57,000 for flouting Iran's strict new hijab rules

Politician and Cultural Commission member Hojjat ol-Eslam Hossein Jalali, said over the weekend that those found guilty in Iran could have their everyday freedoms stripped

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