At least one person was arrested amid a heavy police presence at a traditional memorial marking the 40th day since the death of Iranian teen Armita Garavand, according to human rights activists.
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The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it said were Iran's rights abuses against women, including “brutal murders.” In the joint resolution adopted by 516 votes in favor, four against and 27 abstentions, MEPs slammed the “deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran, and the brutal murders of women by the Iranian authorities, including the 2023 Sakharov Prize laureate Mahsa Amini.” Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in police custody in September last year after being detained on allegations of improperly wearing the hijab.