Iran Blocks Mahsa Amini's Family from Collecting EU Human Rights Prize

The family of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, has been banned from traveling to France to accept the Sakharov human rights prize awarded posthumously to Amini. Despite having valid visas, Amini's parents and brother were prohibited from boarding their flight, and their passports were confiscated by Iranian authorities. Amini's death sparked mass protests in Iran and a global movement calling for an end to the mandatory headscarf for women and the current government in Tehran. The Sakharov Prize, accompanied by a 50,000-euro endowment, was scheduled to be presented on December 13.