Opposition groups around the world prepare to mark one year since the event that sparked widespread national protests
More than 500 people including 71 minors were killed in the protests, hundreds injured and thousands arrested in unrest that was eventually crushed by security forces, rights groups said.
Social media posts spoke of security force deployments in several cities, mainly within Kurdistan. The reports could not be immediately verified.New York-based Human Rights Watch said family members of at least 36 people killed or executed in the crackdown had been interrogated, arrested, prosecuted or sentenced to time in prison over the past month.
Iranian opposition supporters stage a demonstration in Brussels to mark the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini.While some women are still seen walking in public without headscarves – particularly in wealthy, traditionally liberal areas of north Tehran – the conservative-dominated parliament is currently considering a draft law that would impose far stiffer penalties for non-compliance.
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