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A woman looks at a picture of Iranian reporters Niloufar Hamedi (left) and Elahe Mohammadi posted on twitter, in Nicosia on November 2, 2022. (Christina ASSI / AFP)
May 31, 2023, 12:26 pm
Iranian journalist who covered Amini death denies national security charges at trial
Niloufar Hamedi tells court she ‘performed her work as a journalist within the framework of the law,’ according to her husband
By AFP
A copy of the Hammihan newspaper, featuring on its cover a drawing of Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi and a statement by the Tehran Journalists' Association criticizing their detention by authorities on October 30, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
May 29, 2023, 3:59 pm
Iranian journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death brought to court for trial
The death in custody of 22-year-old arrested for violating dress code for women sparked nationwide protests
By AFP
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani sits in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on June 12, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
May 22, 2023, 1:57 pm
Iran’s security chief Shamkhani replaced with Revolutionary Guard official
After graft allegations, Shamkhani came under scrutiny due to ties to British-Iranian hanged in Iran who was accused of handing intel to UK, which allegedly passed it on to Israel
By AP and ToI Staff
File: Protestors wave Iranian pre-Islamic Revolution flags in front of the United Nations headquarters as they attend a rally amid a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Iran, in Geneva on November 24, 2022. (VALENTIN FLAURAUD/AFP)
May 21, 2023, 7:18 pm
Iran summons Swiss envoy over ‘interventionist’ call to halt executions
Tehran slams Bern for interfering in ‘internal affairs’ with criticism of killings, tweeting picture of demonstrators outside Iran flying ‘fake’ pre-Islamic Revolution flag
By AFP
Iranian students and Amnesty International members hold a banner reading 'Stop executions' during demonstration in front of Iranian Embassy against the arrests of political leaders during post-election protests in Tehran in June 2009 (Andreas Solaro / AFP)
May 19, 2023, 12:42 pm
Iran hangs 3 linked to Amini protests, drawing condemnations
Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were found guilty of shooting dead three members of the security forces at a protest
By AFP
A young Iranian woman crosses a street without wearing her mandatory Islamic headscarf in Tehran, Iran, November 14, 2022. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
May 8, 2023, 4:31 pm
Iran charges 2 more actresses for appearing without a veil
Baran Kosari and Shaghayegh Dehghan face prison terms for violating strict dress code amid ongoing wave of defiance since Mahsa Amini’s death in custody last September
By AFP
A woman looks at a picture of Iranian reporters Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi posted on Twitter, in Nicosia on November 2, 2022. (Christina Assi/AFP)
May 3, 2023, 1:17 pm
Imprisoned Iranian journalists win top UN prize for exposing death of Mahsa Amini
Winners are Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who covered the death of woman in police custody, and Narges Mohammadi, one of the country’s most prominent activists
By AP
Police detain journalist Farida Rustamova holding a poster which reads 'Journalism Freedom,' during a protest outside the main headquarters of the country's top domestic security agency, the FSB, on Lubyanka Square in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 21, 2021 (AP Photo/Denis Kaminev, File)
May 3, 2023, 11:58 am
‘Freedom of the press is under attack’: UN sounds alarm over global assaults on media
Guterres stresses unfettered press is foundation of democracy, WSJ editor calls for Russia to free Evan Gershkovich; watchdog says 55 journalists, 4 media workers killed in 2022
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
A young Iranian woman crosses a street without wearing her mandatory Islamic headscarf in Tehran, Iran, November 14, 2022. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
April 25, 2023, 4:27 pm
Iran charges two actresses for not wearing mandatory headscarves in public
Katayoun Riahi and Pantea Bahram accused of posting photos online of themselves without hijab; pair could face fines or prison time
By AFP
Screen capture from video of Iranian journalist Keyvan Samimi, 2019. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 25, 2023, 2:41 pm
Iranian dissident journalist rearrested 3 months after release, family says
Activist Keyvan Samimi previously served a 2-year prison stint for ‘plotting against national security’
By AFP
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, January 9, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
April 19, 2023, 11:06 am
Iran’s supreme leader rules out holding referendums on policies
Khamenei rejects calls by anti-regime protesters and former PM Rouhani for national votes to be held on some matters
By AP
Iranian women, wearing headscarves, walk in a street in Tehran on April 10, 2023. (ATTA KENARE/AFP)
April 15, 2023, 6:45 pm
Iran begins crackdown against violators of mandatory hijab laws
Police say technology will be used to identify women who flout strict Islamic dress code, even in private cars, and warn businesses will be closed if workers remove headscarves
By AFP
In this file photo taken on February 7, 2018, Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
April 8, 2023, 5:40 pm
Iranian police install cameras to identify women violating strict dress code
Authorities say those not wearing headscarf in public places will receive ‘warning text messages as to the consequences,’ as women increasingly defy ‘hijab law’
By ToI Staff
A man pours yogurt on two women for not wearing the hijab, in a shop in Shandiz, Iran, March 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 1, 2023, 7:39 pm
Iranian pours yogurt on 2 women in shop for not wearing hijab; the women are arrested
Police also issue arrest warrant for attacker after footage goes viral; Iran’s president stresses wearing headscarf is obligatory
By AFP
In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police while in custody, in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (Middle East Images/AP)
March 20, 2023, 6:45 pm
UN expert accuses Iran of possible ‘crimes against humanity’ since Amini death
Rights council rapporteur says evidence indicates beating death of woman in custody not isolated incident; slams regime response to protests, including mass arrests and torture
By AFP
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