Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran custody was “unlawful”, says UN mission
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran’s morality police was “unlawful” and caused by violence and that women in the country remain subjected to wide-ranging discrimination. The death of 22-year-old Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman, in September, 2022, while […]
Iran must stop executions of protesters, says UN fact-finding mission
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A fact-finding mission mandated by the UN urged Iranian authorities on Wednesday to stop executing people who were sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests that rocked the country last year. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September, 2022, while in the custody of the country’s morality police unleashed […]