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Coverage dated October 18, 2023

Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize

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Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, has been awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, has been awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize.

  2. The Guardian

    Iran’s Mahsa Amini awarded EU’s Sakharov human rights prize (opens The Guardian)

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    EU says Iranian woman’s death in police custody last year ‘triggered a movement that is making history’

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Amini wins Sakharov Prize: Will it help Iranian women? – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Sakharov Prize being awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini, and the Woman, Life and Freedom Movement sparked by her death, brings hope to women in Iran. Whether it will reinvigorate the cause remains to be seen.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Mahsa Amini honoured with EU’s top human rights prize (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody became a symbol for the women’s rights movement in Iran.

  5. Al-Monitor

    EU awards rights prize to Mahsa Amini, Iranian who died in custody (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The European Union on Thursday awarded its top rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, to Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in Iranian custody a year ago, and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement her death triggered."The brutal murder of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini marked a turning point.

  6. The Times of Israel

    Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked Iran protest movement, is awarded EU rights prize (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought goes to Kurdish woman who died in police custody after eschewing hijab, which 'has triggered a women-led movement that is making history'

  7. Voice of America

    Mahsa Amini, Women's Movement in Iran Win EU's 2023 Sakharov Freedom Prize (opens Voice of America)

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    European Union parliament awards annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Mahsa Amini who died in police custody last year and 'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement in Iran

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Jina Mahsa Amini wins EU's Sakharov Prize – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Amini's death in custody after her arrest by Iran's morality police sparked mass protests. The prize is awarded by the European Parliament to individuals and groups for defending freedom of thought and human rights.

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