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Schoolgirl poisonings: Iran arrests more than 100 people
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Iran has seen a wave of suspected poisonings, carried out almost entirely at girls' schools, in recent months. The first known incident of schoolgirl poisoning occurred on November 30 in the city of Qom, when about 50 students fell ill and were taken to the hospital.
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Is Iran's unexplained wave of poison attacks on schoolgirls a "revenge poi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Iranian media reported that the schoolgirl poisoning in Qom was followed by at least 58 schools in eight provinces and in the capital city of Tehran, and the cities of Borujerd and Ardebi. Dozens of girls were hospitalized as well as some boys and teachers who were also affected by the to
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release from Tehran's Evin prison is expected soon.
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Iran executes British-Iranian Alireza Akbari, UK PM Sunak condemns 'coward
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Akbari's death sentence was announced just days ago, on January 11, after he was convicted of spying for the United Kingdom. However, Akbari, who was also a former Iranian official, had denied the charges, as per CNN.
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Iran sentences three more protesters to death, amid global outrage
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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Iran executes two men detained amid nationwide protests
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged early Saturday morning.
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Iranian chess player warned not to return home after competing without hij
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The 25-year-old player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab - a headscarf mandatory under Iran's strict dress codes.
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Iranian security personnel killed during protest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 100 days after Mahsa Amini's death sparked nationwide unrest, a member of Iran's security forces on Sunday was shot dead during protests in the city of Semirom.
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Year-ender 2022: How a 'custodial death' took women to war against Iran's
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The alleged custodial death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had come visiting her brother in Tehran on September 13, 2022, fell in the crosshairs of the country's so-called morality police instead. She was arrested, allegedly for wearing her hijab (headscarf) loosely, at the po
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Iran arrests prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti for supporting anti-hijab
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Alidoosti had condemned the hanging of Mohsen Shekari, who was killed in December in the first known execution linked to the protests.
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Iran's ouster from Women's Commission shows UN's bias
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has removed Iran from the United Nations' leading global commission fighting for gender equality because of systematic violations of the rights of women and girls.
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Iran ousted from UN Women's Commission in 29-8 vote; India abstains
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a vote of 29-8, some 16 countries, including India abstained from the vote. The eight nations who voted against were Bolivia, China, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Russia and Zimbabwe.
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