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Iranian teen ‘brain dead’ after alleged morality police assault on trainArmita Geravand, 16, was captured on video being dragged unconscious out of a subway car in Tehran without a hijab.WorldOct 23, 2023
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Rights advocates condemn ‘gender apartheid’ as Iran’s morality police ramp up enforcementIran's Gen. Saeed Montazerolmahdi has said the morality police would resume notifying and detaining women not wearing hijab in public.CanadaJul 18, 2023
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N.S. man arrested after threatening woman wearing hijab: RCMPRCMP have charged a 53-year-old man for allegedly threatening a woman wearing a hijab earlier this week, in what police say was a hate-motivated incident.CrimeApr 6, 2023
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Kelowna, B.C. residents rally in support of Iran for eighth consecutive weekThe event kicked off in the parking lot of UBCO, where demonstrators could be seen waving flags and attaching signs to their vehicles, before forming a convoy on Highway 97.CanadaDec 4, 2022
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Regina protesters form a ‘human chain’ in solidarity with IraniansThe protest is part of a global movement as families of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 lent their voices to the worldwide calls for revolution in Iran.CanadaOct 29, 2022
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Nika Shahkarami: How a slain 16-year-old became a figurehead of the Iran protestsNika Shahkarami was a 16-year-old girl who died after going missing for 10 days after participating in anti-government protests in Iran.WorldOct 6, 2022
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Hundreds join in solidarity for Iran’s Mahsa Amini in KelownaThe aim of the rally in Kelowna was to be another voice for the people of Iran and continue to fight for justice for Mahsa Amini and all Iranians.WorldOct 1, 2022
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9 foreigners arrested in Iran over anti-hijab protests: state news agencyIran’s intelligence ministry says it has arrested nine foreigners over recent anti-hijab protests sweeping the country.WorldSep 30, 2022
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Death of Iranian woman while in police custody sparks protests in TorontoRallies are being held across the country following the death of an Iranian women while in the custody of the country's morality police.CanadaSep 24, 2022
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Bill 21: Hijabs disappearing from view in Quebec classrooms as teachers retireThe retiring teacher is the only staff member at Carlyle Elementary School who wears a religious symbol. She was allowed to keep her job because of Bill 21's grandfather clause.CanadaJun 23, 2022
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