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Iranians hit streets again as protests enter fourth month


Friday, 16 December, 2022 , 14:20 AFP Hundreds took to the streets Friday in Iran's restive southeast, footage shared by human rights groups showed, beginning a fourth month of protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.

Sanctioned Iran cleric hits out at EU


Friday, 16 December, 2022 , 13:34 AFP Ultra-conservative Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami lashed out at the European Union on Friday after the bloc slapped him with sanctions linked to protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Iranians hit streets again as protests enter fourth month


Friday, 16 December, 2022 , 12:34 AFP Dozens took to the streets Friday in Iran's restive southeast, footage shared by rights groups showed, as a wave of protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death entered a fourth month.

Nine hurt in bomb blast in Turkey's southeast


Friday, 16 December, 2022 , 08:22 AFP A bomb hit an armoured police van in southeastern Turkey on Friday, injuring nine people and reviving fears of new unrest in the mainly Kurdish region.

Finnish defence minister takes paternity leave amid Nato bid


Thursday, 15 December, 2022 , 17:19 AFP Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen will take almost two months paternity leave in early 2023 amid his country's bid to join NATO, a move praised Thursday by his Centre Party.

Genocides around the world


Thursday, 15 December, 2022 , 17:03 AFP The European Parliament on Thursday declared the 1930s starvation of millions of people in Ukraine under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin a "genocide", claims denied by Moscow.

Iran censures EU for new sanctions over protests


Thursday, 15 December, 2022 , 14:32 AFP Iran condemned the European Union on Thursday for imposing new sanctions on the Islamic republic over its response to protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Iran blames US after being removed from UN rights body


Thursday, 15 December, 2022 , 09:15 AFP Iran on Thursday accused the United States of orchestrating its removal from a UN women's rights body over its response to protests triggered by death of Mahsa Amini.

UN removes Iran from women's rights body over protest crackdown


Wednesday, 14 December, 2022 , 18:20 AFP The UN on Wednesday voted to remove Iran from a women's rights body, following a concerted campaign by the United States, over Tehran's brutal crackdown of women-led protests.

UN removes Iran from women's rights body over protest crackdown


Wednesday, 14 December, 2022 , 17:18 AFP The United Nations on Wednesday voted to remove Iran from a women's rights body over Tehran's brutal crackdown of women-led protests.