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The secret diaries of women protesting in Iran

By HRDI December 14, 2022Latest News, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGjfpnFGZsY Iran has been rocked by daily protests since a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police for not wearing her headscarf correctly.…

Iran publicly hangs man in 2nd execution linked to protests

By HRDI December 14, 2022Latest News, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qBWtM3Xku0 Iran has hanged a 23-year-old man named Majidreza Rahnavard, who was convicted of killing two paramilitary force members. It's the second execution linked to nationwide protests against the death…

Iran anti-Hijab protests: Custodial death sparks nationwide protests- WION

By HRDI December 14, 2022Latest News, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb-mti5iynM According to reports, over 450 protesters including 63 children have died so far since the nationwide protests broke out in Iran on September 16 this year. The protesters…

An Unbelievable Injustice: Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi sentenced to a second decade in prison in Iran

By HRDI December 12, 2022Latest News

In the midst of increasingly violent and repressive actions by the Iranian authorities against their own citizens, two Baha’i women, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, regarded as symbols of resilience…

‘Say their names to save their lives’: Iranians around the world continue fight against regime three months after Masha Amini’s death

By HRDI December 12, 2022Video Gallery

Yasmin Vossoughian speaks with female activists raising awareness about protests in Iran. Jason Rezaian, Global Opinions writer at the Washington Post, joins the show to share the latest on their…

Iran sentences five protesters to death over death of Basij member

By HRDI December 12, 2022Latest News

Iran has sentenced five protesters to death for their alleged role in the killing of a member of the pro-regime Basij militia, the judiciary said on Tuesday, bringing to 11…

Canada imposes fresh sanctions on Iran citing death of Mahsa Amini

By HRDI December 8, 2022Latest News

Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Monday for alleged human rights violations, including the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurd who died while in custody of…

Demonstration in solidarity for Mahsa

By HRDI December 8, 2022Photo Gallery

Mahsa Amini, 22, in connection with the morality police arresting her for wearing her main soul the wrong way. It has led to widespread protests and demonstrations in Iran.…

Mahsa Amini protests

By HRDI December 8, 2022Articles

Civil unrest and protests against the government of Iran associated with the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی) began on 16 September 2022 and are ongoing as of early December 2022. Amini…