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Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) marks the one-year anniversary of Iranian security forces’ killing of Mahsa Zhina Amini for wearing “improper hijab.” Amini’s death on September 16, 2022 sparked nationwide protests in Iran against mandatory hijab laws and a host of other religious freedom abuses. Iran’s government, in response to these protests, has relentlessly targeted minority …

iranintl – Western powers imposed more sanctions on Iran Friday, highlighting the brutality of the Islamic Republic on the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. The United States, The United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union also issued a series of statements voicing support for the Iranian people and women and condemning the government for violence against its …

RFL/RE – Prominent jailed Iranian rights activist Narges Mohammadi says the death of Mahsa Amini a year ago has become a day that symbolizes “the oppression of the theocratic authoritarian regime against Iranian women.” In a message from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, Mohammadi on September 15, a day before the first anniversary of Amini’s death, called for unity, urging Iranians to stand …

RFLRE – The United States is sanctioning more than two dozen individuals and entities connected to Iran’s “violent suppression” of protests in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death last year in the custody of Iran’s morality police, the U.S. Treasury Department said on September 15.SEE ALSO:’Naked’ And Defiant: Diary Of An Iranian Protester The sanctions target 29 people and groups, including 18 …

Iranwire – Protests erupted in numerous Iranian cities yesterday evening as the nation prepared to mark the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody today. The 22-year-old had been arrested for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards. Eyewitnesses said she was severely beaten. In many districts of Tehran protesters chanted slogans such as “Death to …