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EU calls for UN to probe Iran schoolgirl poisonings
•In a resolution, the European Parliament condemned 'in the strongest terms, this atrocious attempt to silence women and girls in Iran.' It also urged EU member states to facilitate the issuance of visas, asylum and emergency grants to those who need to leave Iran, 'particularly women and girls'
Lawyer representing Mahsa Amini charged with ‘propaganda against state’
Ayndrila Banerjee •Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht was accused of conducting interviews for the purpose of his ongoing cases, including that of Mahsa Amini
'I am free': Iran woman activist released after over four years in jail
•Sepideh Gholian expressed hope for the release of other women seen as political prisoners by activists, including the environmental campaigner Niloufar Bayani, the women's rights campaigner Bahareh Hedayat and German-Iranian dual national Nahid Taghavi
Concerns grow over well-being of Iranian women who danced in viral 'Calm Down' video
•The footage showed the women dancing with bare midriffs beneath highrises in the Tehran residential district of Ekbatan to the song 'Calm Down' by Nigerian Afrobeats singer and rapper Rema
Media rights group calls for the release of Iranian reporter held for covering poisoning of schoolgirls
•The mystery poisonings have intensified tensions in Iran almost six months into the protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested for allegedly violating the mandatory dress code for women
US says Iran poisoning probe could fall under UN mandate
•The cases come more than five months after the start of protests, labelled riots by Tehran, that were sparked by the death of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini, 22, following her arrest for allegedly breaching the country's strict dress code for women
In yet another act of revenge, over 100 girls hospitalised after gas attacks in Iran girls' schools
•Since the outbreak of the mysterious poisonings in November, almost 1,200 students have required hospitalisation for breathing difficulties
WATCH: Iranian blogger couple dancing in public sentenced to over 10 years in prison
Umang Sharma •The blogger couple - Astiyazh Haghighi (21) and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi (22) - shared a video of themselves dancing in Azadi Square in Iran's capital Tehran
No Country for Schoolgirls: How Iran is crushing dissent by killing teens
Fp Explainers •Sixteen-year-old Asra Panahi died after students were assaulted in a raid at a high school in Iran’s Ardabil. Security forces have been increasingly forcing their way into schools, targeting children to put an end to the anti-regime protests roiling the country
At least 20 Revolutionary Guard personnel killed in Iran bombing; Al-Qaeda linked group claims responsibility
•A suicide bombing targeting a bus carrying personnel of Iran's elite paramilitary Revolutionary Guard force killed at least 20 people and wounded 20 in the country's southeast