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EU awards Mahsa Amini rights prize as Iran blocks family
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 12, 2023
The European Parliament awarded Mahsa Amini, a victim of Iranian custody who sparked protests, with the EU Sakharov Prize. Amini's family was blocked by the Iranian government from attending the ceremony. This recognition adds to the international acclaim received by women challenging Iran's religious government, following Narges...
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Published on December 12, 2023 - 01:02
EU awards Sakharov human rights prize to Mahsa Amini, Iranian woman who died in police custody
The EU said Amini's death triggered a women-led movement in Iran, and representatives of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran were in Strasbourg, France, to attend the solemn ceremony.
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