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2 mins ago
Iranian Mahsa Amini's father says authorities and medical staff lie about his daughter's death
By CNN's Negar Mahmoodi and Sahar Akbarzai
Protests in Iran by Mahsa Amini leave 5 dead 2:34
Amjad Amini, the father of young Mahsa Amini, said on Thursday that authorities and medical staff had been lying about his daughter's death, during a telephone interview with BBC Persian on Wednesday.
“They are lying. They are telling lies. Everything is a lie… as much as I begged, they did not let me see my daughter,” Amjad Amini said.
Mahsa Amini, 22, died after collapsing in police custody in Iran last week.
Security camera footage released by Iran's state media showed her collapsing in a "re-education" center where morality police took her for "guidance" on how to wear her headscarf.
Her father told the BBC that the doctors who treated her refused to let him see her.
Even before her daughter's funeral, she said, her body was completely shrouded except for her feet and face.
She said that she noticed bruises on her feet.
"I have no idea what they did to him," he said.
CNN was unable to independently verify Amini's account with hospital officials.
Amini's violent death sparked strong protests in various regions of Iran, with thousands of women taking to the streets removing their veils in protest.
14 mins ago
Indigenous activists call for an end to the monarchy on Australia's National Day of Mourning for the death of Queen Elizabeth II
By Angus Watson in Sydney, Australia
Indigenous groups have held "Abolish the Monarchy" rallies in Australia on Thursday to highlight the impact of British colonization on Australia. Thursday 22 September was declared a single public holiday as a National Day of Mourning for Australia following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Photo from the protest in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Indigenous activist groups in Australia are organizing protests on the country's national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, calling for an end to the constitutional monarchy.
Protests have been reported in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney, where a crowd of around 250 began gathering at 1pm local time on Thursday 22 September.
Organizers say the late queen was a symbol of colonial oppression in Australia and that racial justice cannot be achieved while a British monarch remains Australia's head of state.
"What we have seen since the death of Queen Elizabeth is a whitewashing" of Australia's colonial past, said rally organizer Lynda-June Coe.
“We are not just calling for the abolition of the monarchy and an Australian Republic, we are calling for accountability,” Coe told the crowd.
The protests came as Australian leaders gathered in Canberra for the country's official memorial service for the late Queen.
Speaking at the service, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his memory was "being honored on a continent that is home to the world's oldest continuous culture, paying respect to traditional owners".
While Albanese is in favor of an Australian republic, his government has pledged to hold a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, a constitutionally established body of indigenous Australians that would advise on legislation affecting First Nations peoples.
17 mins ago
Violent events in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, leave dead and injured
By Gerardp Lemos
The governor of the state of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue RodrĂguez Vallejo, reported this Thursday through his verified Twitter page that violent events were recorded in the area of ​​Tarimoro, Guanajuato.
The municipal president of Tarimoro, Moisés Maldonado López, confirmed on his Twitter page that there are people who lost their lives in Tarimoro, and that they are in coordination with state and federal authorities to clarify the facts.
So far they have not reported how many dead or injured the authorities found or what was the motive for what happened.
The secretary of the Government of Guanajuato, Libia Garcia, reported through her Twitter profile that the authorities are accompanying the relatives of the victims.
