Now playing Next Iran Iran arrests rights lawyer after she attends Armita Geravanad funeral On Saturday, rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh — known for defending activists, opposition politicians and women in Iran prosecuted for removing their headscarves — called the death of Geravand “another state murder.” 30/10/2023
Now playing Next Iran Iranian girl injured on Tehran metro while not wearing headscarf dies The official version is Armita Geravand fainted and hit her head, but there are rumours she was assaulted on the train for not wearing a headscarf. 28/10/2023
Now playing Next Iran Iranian teenager 'brain dead' after hijab law subway incident Iranian teenager is now declared "brain dead" by Iranian state media after slipping into a coma earlier this month during a reported incident with officers regarding the country's hijab law violation. 23/10/2023
Now playing Next 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. 22/10/2023
Now playing Next 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. 19/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Acclaimed Iranian film director and his wife stabbed to death in home While authorities gave no speculation on a motive, the killings come in the wake of a crackdown against critics of the Tehran regime. 16/10/2023
Now playing Next 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. 06/10/2023
Now playing Next 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. 05/10/2023
Now playing Next 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. 18/09/2023
Now playing Next Iran Americans fly out of Iran after $6 billion prisoner swap deal with US Some experts believe the deal signifies an easing of tensions between Tehran and Washington. 18/09/2023
Now playing Next world news Europe marks the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, died three days after she was arrested by the morality police, allegedly for violating the laws that require women to cover their hair in public. 17/09/2023
Now playing Next Iran How has Mahsa Amini's death impacted Iran? The 22-year-old's death on 16 September sparked one of the largest - and most significant - waves of dissent to shake the Islamic Republic in years. 16/09/2023
Now playing Next world news Iran steps up police presence for Masha Amini death anniversary The legacy of Mahsa Amini lives on. There are still women on the streets of Iran who don't wear a veil. 15/09/2023
Now playing Next Culture news "I was scared" Iranian artists work censored by Swedish gallery Sadaf Ahmadi's 'Concrete' exhibition was praised when shown in France. Why won't it go on show fully in Borås? 09/09/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Visa Pour L'Image 2023: Photojournalism in focus The international photojournalism festival is taking place in the southern French city of Perpignan until 17 September, featuring 24 photo exhibitions. 07/09/2023
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Water woes could pave the way for improved EU-Iran relations The bigger picture that the EU needs to consider if it wants to devise an effective and comprehensive strategy towards Iran is one of a country facing a fundamental political, economic, environmental, societal, and demographic crisis, Cornelius Adebahr writes. 29/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Iranian chess grandmaster Mitra Hejazipour on freedom without a hijab Mitra Hejazipour: "Mehsa Amini's death was the beginning of the end of this regime. We know that during these years, many people have been killed and imprisoned by this regime, but this was a turning point for Iran." 18/08/2023