Iran: Independent investigation into schoolgirl’s critical injuries needed amid mounting evidence of a cover up

Amnesty International     |     October 6, 2023

The international community must demand that the Iranian authorities allow the UN Fact-Finding Mission and other independent monitors to enter the country to investigate the circumstances leading to the hospitalization of 16-year-old Armita Garawand, who fell unconscious on a … Continue Reading

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Reuters     |      Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little     |     October 6, 2023

OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic’s condemnation.

The award-making committee said … Continue Reading