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Lizzie Porter

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Lizzie Porter

    Iranian court rejects appeal of singer sentenced to 74 lashes | The National (opens the original)

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    An Iranian court has rejected a singer’s appeal against a sentence of 74 lashes and a ban on work and travel, making final a decision that prompted international outrage over Iran’s criminalisation of artistic activity. An appeal court chief in the city of Qom rejected a petition by performer Parastoo Ahmadi, 29, and seven members of her team over sentences they received for a performance. Appeals court branch head Abbas Gharabaghi claimed evidence and arguments presented by lawyers was “i

  2. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Lizzie Porter

    The 2,400km road to Tehran: Iranians 'totally isolated' by flight bans make weary journey from Turkey | The National (opens the original)

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    On a grey main road in central Istanbul’s Fatih district, weary-looking travellers lug large suitcases from a white coach with Iranian number plates. This is not an unusual sight in Turkey, which is connected to neighbouring Iran through trade, people and practical need. But since the US announced wide-ranging sanctions against Iran’s aviation sector earlier this month, and the major Iranian carrier Mahan Air suspended flights to Turkey, more and more passengers have been forced to make the

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Lizzie Porter

    Erdogan to compete in 2028 elections, Turkish officials say | The National (opens the original)

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    Turkey will hold presidential elections in 2028, senior government officials have said, opening the way for incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend his rule, which could run to three decades. “In 2028, an election will be held to re-elect our esteemed President,” Justice Minister Akin Gurlek told legislators from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the Turkish city of Adana. It follows comments by Mr Erdogan’s chief adviser stating an early election would take place in April

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Lizzie Porter

    Architects of brutal women's rights crackdown consolidate their power in Iran | The National (opens the original)

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    Security chiefs in Iran responsible for crimes against humanity during a violent crackdown on nationwide protests in 2022 continue to control a “deadly state machinery of repression”, Amnesty International has said. In a 1,000-page report, the rights organisation detailed how Iranian authorities used murder, torture, enforced disappearance, imprisonment and rape to crush an uprising sparked in September 2022 by the death in police custody of a Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, who was arrest

  5. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Lizzie Porter

    A fatal shooting, a seized villa and a Lime bike chase: British man’s quest for justice in Syria | The National (opens the original)

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    When British citizen Saeed Farhat found out that Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara would be visiting London in March, he knew he had to send him a message. Saeed's father had been shot dead south of Damascus by a masked gunman in July 2025. His family home had been occupied, allegedly by a member of the Syrian internal security forces who had taken control following the fall of the Assad regime seven months previously. Saeed wanted to press Syrian officials for justice. So he rode a hired bike and

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