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Iran’s repression of protesters and women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN report says

CNN  —  Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations, some of which amount to “crimes against humanity,” according to a United Nations’ report. Such violations and crimes include “extrajudicial and unlawful killings and murder, unnecessary and disproportionate use of force, arbitrary deprivation of liberty, …

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Protesters hurl soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris

CNN  —  Protesters hurled soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris on Sunday, but it was protected from damage by its glass casing. The environmental group Riposte Alimentaire – which roughly translates to “Food Response” – said two protesters involved with their campaign were behind the vandalism. The Louvre has since reopened the “Salle …

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Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says

CNN  —  An Iranian protester with a mental health condition has been executed over the death of a local official during mass demonstrations that rocked the country in 2022, the Iranian judiciary’s news agency reported on Tuesday. “The death sentence of Mohammad Ghobadlou for the crime of intentional murder of Farid Karampour Hassanvand was executed …

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Protesters demanding hostages’ release disrupt Israeli parliament

Families of hostages disrupted a meeting of the finance committee in the Israeli parliament on Monday, demanding more be done to secure their release. “You will not sit here while they die there,” read one of the placards as more than a dozen people forced their way into the committee’s meeting. Video of the scene …

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