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Nowruz 2024: Celebrating the Persian New Year

Originally Published 1 year ago — by The White House

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden extend their best wishes to those celebrating Nowruz, emphasizing the holiday's reflection, renewal, and hope. They express solidarity with Iranian women fighting for their freedoms and pledge to hold Iranian officials accountable for human rights violations. Additionally, they highlight efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people affected by the war in Gaza. The Bidens also recognize the diverse diaspora communities in the U.S. and decorate the White House Haft-Sin table to reflect hope for the new year, concluding with a message of peace and joy to all celebrating Nowruz.

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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Initiates Hunger Strike

Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike in protest against the denial of medical treatment at Evin Prison. Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, has been sentenced to over 30 years in jail and banned from seeing her family. She is using the hunger strike to highlight Iran's policy of delaying medical care for sick inmates and its mandatory hijab policy for women. The Norwegian Nobel Committee expressed deep concern for her health, calling the hijab requirement inhumane. Mohammadi has been a vocal critic of the government's compulsory hijab policy, describing it as a tool to control women.

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