Masih Alinejad
Iranian-born journalist
Photo: Kambiz Foroohar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Sep 28
Council of Europe awards 2026 Václav Havel Prize to Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe honoured Iranian attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh with the 60,000-euro Václav Havel Human Rights Prize for her advocacy against capital punishment and mandatory veil laws.
- Jun 20
Iran sentences singer Parastoo Ahmadi and seven other artists to 74 lashes for performing online without hijab
A court in Qom has sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi and seven other artists each to 74 lashes, a two-year travel ban, and a two-year ban on artistic activities over a December 2024 YouTube performance where she sang without a hijab.
