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US journalist denied interview with Iran President for not wearing hijab
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday cancelled the scheduled interview with the US journalist as she refused to wear a hijab for the interaction.
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Iran: UN experts demand accountability for Mahsa Amini's death
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): UN experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran's strict rules on women's dress by wearing an "improper hijab".
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Protests in Iran intensify over death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 22 (ANI): The ongoing protests in Iran intensified on Wednesday as demonstrators hurled stones over security forces following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini days after detention by Iran's morality police, a US-based media report said.
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Three killed in Iran protest over death of Mahsa Amini
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 21 (ANI): A slew of protests erupted in Iran on Tuesday where three people have been killed during the unrest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, following her detention by the country's morality police, a media report said.
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Iranian women chop off hair, burn hijabs to mark protest over death of Mah
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 19 (ANI): A slew of protests erupted in Iran on Sunday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, following her detention by the country's morality police as women protesters cut their hair and burnt hijabs to protest against the mandatory veiling of wome
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Women take off hijab in Iran; mark protest over death of Mahsa Amini after
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 18 (ANI): A series of protests erupted in western Iran on Saturday over the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, following her detention by Iran's morality police where the women protestors took their hijabs off to protest the mandatory veiling, media reports s
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Iran: 22-yr-old woman, Mahsa Amini, dies after arrest by 'Morality Police'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 17 (ANI): Controversy sparked on social media after a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, died after slipping into a coma following her detention by Iran's morality police, a dedicated unit that enforces strict dress codes for women, such as wearing the compulsory hea
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