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UN votes to eject Iran from women’s rights panel in ‘historic’ move

Move to expel Iran from United Nations Commission on the Status of Women hailed by activists

The Independent UK

Iran ousted from UN commission backing women over human rights violations

The UN Economic and Social Council voted Wednesday to immediately oust Iran from the UN’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality because of its systematic violation of the rights of women and girls, a decision the United States hailed as “historic” and Iran claimed was based on “fabricated allegations.”

France 24

Armed forces chief warns of tensions rising between the West and Russia, Iran, North Korea and China

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says a belligerent North Korea and 'increasingly authoritarian' China are challenging norms that have up until now guaranteed global security

Wales Online

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Iranian footballer handed death sentence in connection to protests, Iran ousted from UN women's group

Footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani joins at least 27 protesters facing execution in connection with anti-government demonstrations, as the UN removes Iran from a key women's rights group.

ABC News

Amir Nasr-Azadani, the Iranian regime, Anthony Stokes and Marc Crosas

"We cannot deny the conditions in my country, they are not good. The players know it.”

The National (Scotland)

UN council ousts Iran from UN commission backing women

The U.N. Economic and Social Council has voted to immediately oust Iran from the U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality

The Independent UK

UN expels Iran from women’s rights body for protest crackdowns

A US-drafted resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women passed over objections from Iran.

Al Jazeera

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Amid Russian pressure, UN report skirts question on Iran drones

An upcoming report to the UN Security Council does not accuse Iran of supplying Russia with drones for the war in Ukraine.

Axios

Israeli PM praises decision to remove Iran from U.N. women's commission

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid praised a United Nations decision on Wednesday to remove Iran from a women's commission over policies it deemed contrary to the rights of women and girls.

Reuters

The Young Iranians Facing Death Penalty over Protests

A doctor, rap artists and a footballer are among around two dozen Iranians who risk being hanged as Tehran uses capital punishment as an intimidation tactic to quell protests, rights groups say. The executions in the past week of Mohsen Shekari and Majidreza Rahnavard, both 23 and the first people…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Number of journalists in prison globally reaches record high: RSF

Reporters Without Borders has cited Iran's crackdown on protests for pushing the number of journalists in prison to a record high of 533.

Radio France Internationale

Italy foreign minister to summon Iran ambassador over crackdown

Italy's foreign minister said on Wednesday he would summon the new Iranian ambassador to condemn "in the strongest terms" the ongoing violation of fundamental rights and freedoms in Iran.

Reuters

Israeli military chief suggests Israel behind Syria strike

Israel’s military chief of staff has suggested that Israel was behind a strike on a truck convoy in Syria last month

The Independent UK

Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 28 years in prison

Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele has been sentenced to 28 years in prison in Iran for a "fabricated series of crimes", Belgium's Justice Minister said on Wednesday, adding the government was doing everything possible to secure his release.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s ‘Anger’ Among 3 Reasons for Growing Economic Paralysis in Syria

No one can deny that the economic crisis in Syria is unprecedented. But what are the real reasons for it? Why isn’t Iran helping in resolving it as it had helped the regime throughout the past decade? And will that lead to “political concessions” from Damascus? The economic crisis in…

The Independent UK

Kyiv hit as Ukraine claims to shoot down 13 Iranian-made Russian drones

President Zelensky calls the Russians ‘terrorists’

The Guardian - UK

Iran ousted from UN body tasked with empowering women

Twenty-nine of 54 members vote to expel country over regime’s bloody crackdown on protests calling for gender equality

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Nuclear Chief Says IAEA Officials to Visit Tehran Soon

UN nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites. "We hope the visit of the International Atomic Energy officials to Tehran in the coming days…

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The Independent UK

Fifpro ‘sickened’ by reports of footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani sentenced to death in Iran

Amir Nasr-Azadani is reportedly facing execution over his support for women’s rights

Reuters

Iran nuclear chief says IAEA officials to visit Tehran soon - TV

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites.

The Guardian - UK

Putsch back – Inside the 16 December Guardian Weekly

Inside Germany’s failed coup plot. Plus: a moment of truth for Iran

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyiv's Air Defense Systems Shoot Down 10 Iranian-made Shahed Drones

Kyiv's air defense systems shot down 10 Russian drones on Wednesday, the city's mayor said, while the United States is close to finalizing plans to send its Patriot air defense system to Ukraine in a potentially pivotal move in the conflict. Ukrainian authorities reported explosions in the capital, Kyiv, saying…

Asharq Al-Awsat

400 Protesters Jailed over Tehran Protests

Courts in Tehran have sentenced 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over their involvement in protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, AFP quoted Iran's judiciary as saying Tuesday. Iran has been gripped by nearly three months of protests -- which officials describe as "riots" -- since…

Evening Standard

Kyiv hit by waves of drone strikes in first attacks on Ukraine’s capital in weeks

Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote in a post on Telegram that there were explosions in the central Shevchenkivskyi district

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Likely to be Ousted from UN Women's Body

Iran appears set to be ousted from a UN women's body on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls, but several countries are expected to abstain from the vote requested by the United States, diplomats said. The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will vote…

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