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EU lawmakers urge Iran to let Mahsa Amini family collect award


Monday, 11 December, 2023 , 12:28 AFP European Parliament members on Monday urged Iran to allow the family of Mahsa Amini, whose death in custody sparked global protests, to travel to France to collect the EU's top rights prize.

Nobel winner Mohammadi denounces 'tyrannical' regime in Iran


Sunday, 10 December, 2023 , 17:55 AFP Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi denounced Sunday a "tyrannical and anti-women religious" government in Iran, in a speech delivered by her children who accepted the award in her absence.

Iran accuses jailed Swedish EU diplomat of conspiring with Israel


Sunday, 10 December, 2023 , 14:17 AFP Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with Iran's arch-enemy Israel, the judiciary said Sunday.

Nobel winner Mohammadi denounces 'tyrannical' regime in Iran


Sunday, 10 December, 2023 , 13:47 AFP Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi denounced Sunday a "tyrannical and anti-women religious" government in Iran, in a speech delivered by her children who accepted the award in her absence.

EU urges Iran to free Swedish diplomat after trial begins


Sunday, 10 December, 2023 , 11:48 AFP The EU's top foreign policy chief on Sunday renewed calls on Iran to free a Swedish EU diplomat after his trial began in Tehran, adding Brussels was chasing more details.

Iran's jailed Narges Mohammadi to receive Nobel Peace Prize in absentia


Sunday, 10 December, 2023 , 06:19 AFP The Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out in Oslo on Sunday but with the notable absence of winner Narges Mohammadi, currently in prison, who will be represented by her children.

Mahsa Amini's family blocked from leaving Iran for posthumous EU prize


Saturday, 9 December, 2023 , 17:56 AFP The family of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, have been banned from travelling to France to collect a top rights prize awarded posthumously, their lawyer said Saturday.

Swedish FM says Iran starts trial of detained EU diplomat


Saturday, 9 December, 2023 , 17:27 AFP Sweden's foreign minister said on Saturday the trial of a Swedish EU diplomat, held captive for over 600 days in Iran, had begun in Tehran.

Mahsa Amini's family blocked from leaving Iran for EU rights prize


Saturday, 9 December, 2023 , 09:40 AFP The family of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, have been banned from travelling to France to collect a top rights prize awarded posthumously, their lawyer said Saturday.

Rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad amid Gaza war


Friday, 8 December, 2023 , 22:40 AFP Salvoes of rockets were launched early Friday at the US embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the mission said, the latest in a flurry of such attacks amid the Israel-Hamas war.