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www.independent.co.uk
5 months ago
France news

EU remembers Iranian woman who died in custody at awarding of Sakharov human rights prize

The European Parliament awarded the EU's top human rights prize to a young woman who died in police custody in Iran last year.
Amini's death triggered protests in Iran and calls for the overthrow of the Islamic theocracy. [ more ]
www.france24.com
5 months ago
France news

Iran bans Mahsa Amini's family from travelling to accept EU's Sakharov human rights prize

The family of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, has been banned from traveling to France to collect a top rights prize awarded posthumously.
Iranian authorities have prohibited the family from leaving Iran despite having a valid visa, and their passports have been confiscated. [ more ]
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