The European Parliament has given the EU's Sakharov Prize to the late Iranian protest figure Jina Mahsa Amini and a freedom movement associated with her. Tehran blocked Amini's family from attending.
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The European Parliament on Tuesday presented a top EU rights prize to Mahsa Amini, whose death in Iranian custody sparked mass protests, but her family was blocked by Tehran from attending.The award also for the broader "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement is the latest international recognition for the women challenging Iran's religious government after jailed activist Narges Mohammadi was given the Nobel Peace Prize.