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Four years since Mahsa Amini, rights groups warn crackdown persists

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Cinema

‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ wins Arab Critics’ Award for EU Films

'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, where it won a special jury prize. It is Germany’s official entry for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category.

Culture news

Iran pardons singer whose song became 2022 protest anthem

Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour was sentenced to prison for his Mahsa Amini protest anthem. He has reportedly been pardoned, after the two year anniversary of Amini's death last week.

Culture news

Iranian resistance on film two years after Mahsa Amini's death

Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, two Iranian films which defy state censorship and expose the crimes of the Islamic State begin their European rollouts in cinemas. They remind us how fortunate we are to have filmmakers who dare to challenge oppression, misogyny and tyranny.

Iran

Euroviews. Does Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian remember Mahsa Amini's death?

More than ever, Iran needs to rebuild its image and identity — an identity that has been unfairly sacrificed for the ambitions of a select few, Babak Kamiar writes.

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France

French hostage returns home after two years' in Iranian prison

The French national was accused of taking part in demonstrations over the killing of a young woman arrested for not abiding by Iran's strict female dress code.

Culture news

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death

Popular rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death in Iran, for supporting nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Culture news

Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour sentenced to prison for protest anthem

Singer Hajipour received a three-year, eight-month sentence on charges of “propaganda against the system” and “encouraging people to protest.” He won a Grammy last year, presented by US first lady Jill Biden, for his song 'Baraye' - "a powerful and poetic call for freedom and women’s rights.”

Iran

Iranian parliamentary vote sees low turnout depsite government push

Officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sought to link turnout directly to taking a stand against Iran's enemies.

Spain

Iran releases Spanish man detained after visiting Mahsa Amini's grave

Santiago Sánchez Cogedor was accused of espionage by the Iranian regime after taking a photograph in front of Mahsa Amini's grave last year.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Spanish presidency slams political right as it ends

In this edition, we head to Strasbourg to rate Spain's six-month presidency of the Council of the EU and break down the landmark deal reached on the rights of platform workers.

Culture news

Iran sends hip-hop artist who rapped about hijab protests back to jail

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was previously charged with "corruption on Earth" and was released from prison two weeks ago after more than a year in custody.

Iran

Two Iranian journalists sentenced for 'collaborating with US'

Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi have been given prison terms of up to seven years each - a move that has triggered international criticism.

Europe News

Top EU human rights prize awarded to Mahsa Amini

Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life and Freedom Movement in Iran were on Thursday awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

France

Parents of French prisoner in Iran call on Europe to do more

More than 365 days have passed since French citizen Louis Arnaud was imprisoned in the high-security Evin prison in Tehran. For his parents, the wait has been agonising.

Iran

'Unbearable' alleged assault on Iran teen condemned in Europe

"Once again a young woman in Iran is fighting for her life. Just because she showed her hair on the subway," wrote German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

World News

Euroviews. The women of Iran deserve a tough EU line

Mahsa Amini’s example continues to challenge us, in Sweden, in Europe and beyond to dare to tell the truth and stand up for what is right, which is why I nominated her for this year's Sakharov Prize, MEP David Lega writes.