Iran bans Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to receive the European Union’s top human rights prize
NBCDec 01, 2023
Iran: Mahsa Amini's Family Stopped From Traveling for EU Award
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The Facts
Iranian authorities on Saturday prevented Mahsa Amini's family from traveling to France, where the late Kurdish-Iranian woman is set to be honored posthumously with the EU's top human rights award on Tuesday.
Officers at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport allegedly confiscated their passports due to a Ministry of Intelligence travel ban that would remain in effect until Jan. 20, 2024.
The Spin
Anti-Iran narrative
It's outrageous that Tehran has extrajudicially deprived Amini's family of their rights as Iranian citizens, preventing them from attending the award ceremony in France — a trip that had long been coordinated with relevant institutions — despite official calls against unnecessary travel bans.
Pro-Iran narrative
The West has again resorted to distorting the facts related to a sad incident in a smear campaign against Tehran. Such malicious allegations only prove that Western countries don't care about human rights and have no qualms about using women as a political tool against independent nations.
