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Demonstration in Support of Iran Protests
Read more: Demonstration in Support of Iran ProtestsMembers of Anglo-Iranian communities, including the AWYAF held a demonstration in Trafalgar Square to show solidarity with the popular uprisings in Iran and to mark the 1979 anti-monarchic revolution in Iran. Participants expressed their support for the ongoing popular protests against the regime across the country demanding change. They also chanted the popular slogans, such…
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Commemorating 40th Day Of Martyrdom Of 1500 Protesters During 2019 Iran Uprising
Read more: Commemorating 40th Day Of Martyrdom Of 1500 Protesters During 2019 Iran Uprising28th December 2019 – Anglo-Iranian Communities, from across the UK, including AWYAF, attended a rally outside Number 10 Downing Street to commemorate the 40th continuous day of Iran protests and the killing of over 1,500 protestors. They honoured the martyrs who gave their life for freedom and the thousands who have been arrested; many who…
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British MPs Urge Boris Johnson to Take Action Over Iran Regime’s Human Rights Abuses
Read more: British MPs Urge Boris Johnson to Take Action Over Iran Regime’s Human Rights AbusesBritish lawmakers on Thursday called on the United Kingdom government to focus on human rights in its policy on Iran and to recognize the right of the Iranian people to overthrow their dictators. Cross-party Members of Parliament urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to press the United Nations to hold Iran’s regime accountable human rights abuses,…
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Iran: Young Woman Sets Herself Ablaze After Being Denied Football Stadium Entry
Read more: Iran: Young Woman Sets Herself Ablaze After Being Denied Football Stadium EntryA young woman by the name of Sahar Khodayari set herself on fire outside one of the branches of the Ministry of Justice in Tehran. This came after she was denied entry into a football stadium to watch a match. The young woman had been arrested in March for attempting to enter Azadi Stadium. A…
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Thousands of Anglo-Iranians March for Democracy and Freedom in Iran
Read more: Thousands of Anglo-Iranians March for Democracy and Freedom in IranOn Saturday 31st July thousands of the Anglo-Iranian diaspora marched in London in support of the people’s uprisings in Iran. This protest was the final in a series of 6 worldwide protests showing solidarity with the Iranian people and their nationwide protests in Iran. Prominent politicians such as Matthew Offord MP, chairman of the British…
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Anglo-Iranian Communities Celebrate International Women’s Day in London
Read more: Anglo-Iranian Communities Celebrate International Women’s Day in LondonThis rally, organised by the AWYAF, was joined by many Anglo Iranian groups and associations from across the UK in order to celebrate the role of brave women in the recent Iran uprisings. It was also to condemn the treatment of women inside Iran for their prominent roles in protests, strikes. There have been a…
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Anglo-Iranian Communities Celebrate International Women’s Day in London
Read more: Anglo-Iranian Communities Celebrate International Women’s Day in LondonThis rally, organised by the AWYAF, was joined by many Anglo Iranian groups and associations from across the UK in order to celebrate the role of brave women in the recent Iran uprisings. It was also to condemn the treatment of women inside Iran for their prominent roles in protests, strikes. There have been a…
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Iran: Regime Refuses to Pass Bill of Protection of Women
Read more: Iran: Regime Refuses to Pass Bill of Protection of WomenThe PSW bill, Provision of Security for Women against violence, needs to be fundamentally revised otherwise it cannot be reformed. These are the remarks made by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje’ii, first deputy minister and spokesman of the mullahs’ Judiciary Branch. In response to a question on differences of opinion on this bill, Eje’ii said, “The PSW…
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Call To Release Detained Steel Workers in Iran
Read more: Call To Release Detained Steel Workers in IranMembers of the Anglo-Iranian communities gathered in front of Downing Street, London, in a bid to urge the Prime Minister to place pressure on the Iranian regime to release the detained steelworkers in Iran. The workers have entered their seventh week of strikes and protests in the country’s southern Khuzestan province. They called for better changes…
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2018
Read more: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2018Iranian women’s rights activists call for action by the international community to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its state-sponsored and institutionalized violence against women in Iran. The clerical regime’s Constitution and laws institutionalize violence against women and sanction the cruel punishments of flogging, stoning and blinding.