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World's female foreign ministers to meet over Iran crackdown, Canada says

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They will discuss the ‘brutal’ crackdown against people protesting over the death in custody of Iranian Mahsa Amini. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“My counterparts and I will gather to send a clear message: the Iranian regime must end all forms of violence and persecution against the Iranian people, including their brutal aggressions against women in particular,” Ms Joly said.

Foreign ministers from Germany, Chile, New Zealand and Norway are among the 14 who will join Canada, a government source said. France will join the call, but Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna will not be able to, said the source. Women in Syria carry flags and pictures during a protest over the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini. PHOTO: REUTERS

The focus on Iranian women continued on Wednesday, as climber Elnaz Rekabi, who caused controversy by competing in an international event without a head covering, returned to Iran.Amini, who hailed from Iran’s Kurdistan region, died Sept 16 after being detained three days earlier by morality police in Tehran for her “inappropriate attire”.

 

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