EU awards Mahsa Amini rights prize as Iran blocks family

Amini's mother, father and brother missed the ceremony at the parliament in the French city of Strasbourg after Iran's authorities confiscated their passports and barred them from flying to collect the EU's Sakharov Prize.

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivers a speech during the 2023 European Parliament's Sakharov Prize ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AFP photo)
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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

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