Read more about the article Brave Parents Demand Answers Over Missing Daughter Accused Of Journalism
Photo shows Elham Afkari blindfolded in an undated photo. Efkan Afkari was reportedly arrested by police in Shiraz, Iran. (CEN)
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Brave Parents Demand Answers Over Missing Daughter Accused Of Journalism

Iran has refused to reveal what has happened to the sister of a wrestler who was controversially executed in 2020 after she was seized and accused of working for the London-based news organisation Iran International. The media group has been designated as a "terrorist organisation" with the Iranian intelligence minister,…

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November 15, 2022
Read more about the article Snowboarder Seized Amid Crackdown On Athletes
Dena Shibani poses in an undated photo. She was reportedly arrested in Qeshm, Iran. (Newsflash)
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Snowboarder Seized Amid Crackdown On Athletes

Security police in Iran have arrested a rock climber and snowboard instructor as their merciless crackdown on athletes continues apace. Dena Shibani poses in an undated photo. She was reportedly arrested in Qeshm, Iran. (Newsflash) Dena Shibani was snatched at gunpoint by security agents in Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, on 10th…

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November 15, 2022
Read more about the article Iranian Swimmer Sentenced To Death On Charges Of War Against God
Parham Parvari poses in an undated photo. Parham Parvari, a detained protester in Evin Prison, in Tehran, Iran, informed his parents in a brief call on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, that he had been charged with 'enmity against God' which calls for the death penalty. (CEN)
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Iranian Swimmer Sentenced To Death On Charges Of War Against God

An Iranian swimmer who was arrested on his way home when he ended up in a crowd of people demonstrating against the government has been sentenced to death after he was convicted of "war against God". The family of Parham Parvari, 25, said that the young man from the village…

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November 14, 2022
Read more about the article More Famous Iranian Film And TV Stars Remove Mandatory Hijabs In Protest
Sharareh Dolatabadi poses in an undated photo. She shared a photo of herself without hijab to support protests in Iran. (@sharareh_dolatabadi/Newsflash)
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More Famous Iranian Film And TV Stars Remove Mandatory Hijabs In Protest

More famous Iranian film and TV stars have shared photographs of themselves with their mandatory hijabs removed in support of the ongoing protests gripping the country. Sharareh Dolatabadi poses in an undated photo. She shared a photo of herself without hijab to support protests in Iran. (@sharareh_dolatabadi/Newsflash) Iranian film and…

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November 14, 2022
Read more about the article Teenager Seized At Demo Died Following Release From Detention In Grim Prison
Yalda Aghafazli poses in an undated photo. She reportedly took her own life in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (CEN)
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Teenager Seized At Demo Died Following Release From Detention In Grim Prison

A teenage girl died shortly after she was released from a grim detention centre in Iran, with officials saying she died of an "overdose". Yalda Aghafazli was seized by security police at an anti-regime demonstration in Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 26th October. She was taken into custody and…

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November 14, 2022