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Several thousand people demonstrate in Paris in support of Iranian women. The protests follow the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman arrested in Tehran for "wearing inappropriate clothing" by the morality police. She died three days later in the hospital. IMAGES
French street artist JR has taken over the Trocadero esplanade in Paris, to present an alternative view of the Eiffel Tower by using paper collages to create an optical illusion of the famous landmark. IMAGES
"This constitutional revision will make this tragedy irreversible for the weakest members of society," says Marie-Lys Pellissier, spokesperson for the "March for Life", at an anti-abortion rights demonstration of about fifty activists near Port-Royal as the Senate prepared to vote on enshrining abortion in the Constitution. IMAGES
Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi's Nobel peace prize win pays tribute to the courage of Iranian women in the face of reprisals and harrassment, the United Nations says. The award "really highlights the courage and determination of the women of Iran and how they are an inspiration to the world", UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to imprisoned Iranian women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, "for her fight against the opression of women in Iran", and "freedom for all" announces the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. IMAGES
Thousands of people gather in Vancouver to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died a few days after her arrest by religious police for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women in force since shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. IMAGES