Deepa Parent

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Iran's Authorities Step Up Surveillance of Women to Enforce Hijab

1 month ago | eaworldview.com | Deepa Parent

Iranian women in front of the Azadi (Freedom) Tower in Tehran Originally written for The Guardian: “We’ll Laugh Together Again”: The Resistance of Iran’s Youth Culture Iran: Overcoming The Regime’s Obsession With Hijab She says she has received messages from the police before warning her of suspected violations of the country’s strict hijab laws, but last November she was sent an SMS message containing her car registration plate that stated the exact time and place that she had been recorded...
Drones, informers and apps: Iran intensifies surveillance on women to enforce hijab law

1 month ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Deepa Parent

An Iranian policeman in Tehran. Women can have their car impounded if they are reported to have been seen woithout a hijab. No proof is required. An Iranian policeman in Tehran. Women can have their car impounded if they are reported to have been seen woithout a hijab. No proof is required. Photograph: Wana News Agency/ReutersLike many women in Iran, Darya is used to feeling under surveillance.
Drones, informers and apps: Iran intensifies surveillance on women to enforce hijab law

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Deepa Parent

Like many women in Iran, Darya is used to feeling under surveillance. Yet in recent months, the 25-year-old finance analyst from northern Tehran says that she never knows who could be watching her every move.
Iran releases French citizen imprisoned for more than 880 days

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Kim Willsher |Deepa Parent

France is stepping up efforts to secure the release of two more of its citizens in Iran after Tehran freed a French man imprisoned for more than 880 days. News that Olivier Grondeau, arrested in Iran in October 2022 and sentenced to five years on charges of spying, had returned to France was announced by Emmanuel Macron. Macron gave no details of the negotiations leading to his release, though it came on Nowruz, the Persian new year, when Iran has released prisoners in the past.
“Mi vida está en peligro”

2 months ago | msn.com | Deepa Parent

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“La meva vida està en perill”

2 months ago | lavanguardia.com | Deepa Parent

Els dissidents i refugiats iranians a Turquia viuen amb por de ser deportats al seu país. És el cas de Nahid Modaressi, germana de l’artista Elham Modaressi, que va ser detinguda el 2022 a l’ Iran per haver participat en les protestes del moviment Dona, Vida, Llibertat. Elham va ser torturada a la presó i se li va negar atenció mèdica malgrat que tenia una greu malaltia hepàtica.
“Mi vida está en peligro”

2 months ago | lavanguardia.com | Deepa Parent

Los disidentes y refugiados iraníes en Turquía viven con temor a ser deportados a su país. Es el caso de Nahid Modarresi, hermana de la artista Elham Modarresi, la cual fue detenida en el 2022 en Irán por participar en las protestas del movimiento Mujer, Vida, Libertad. Elham fue torturada en prisión y se le negó atención médica pese a sufrir una grave enfermedad hepática.
Why Trump's Cut of USAID Will Feed Propaganda and Misinformation

2 months ago | eaworldview.com | Deepa Parent

Originally published by The Guardian and co-written with Harriet Barber and Rebecca RatcliffeEA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story and Poland’s TVP World: Trump’s Mad, Bad, and Dangerous Foreign PolicyEA on BBC: Trump Abandons UkraineTrump has suspended billions of dollars in projects supported by the US Agency for International Development, including more than $268 millioon allocated to support “independent media and the free flow of information”.
Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups

2 months ago | msn.com | Harriet Barber |Rebecca Ratcliffe |Deepa Parent

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Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Harriet Barber |Deepa Parent |Rebecca Ratcliffe

Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead to a decline in the number of independent media outlets across the world, causing a surge in misinformation and playing into the hands of state propagandists, media organisations have warned. The US president has suspended billions of dollars in projects supported by USAid, including more than $268m (£216m) allocated to support “independent media and the free flow of information”.