Iran summons British ambassador to protest over media coverage of Mahsa Amini unrest

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The Iranian Foreign Ministry's website said it summoned Simon Shercliff, the UK's ambassador to Iran, on Saturday and protested the hosting of critical Farsi-language media outlets.
51% : The state-run IRNA news agency reported that Norway's ambassador to Iran has also been summoned and strongly protested recent remarks by the president of the Norwegian parliament, Masud Gharahkhani.
41% : The ministry alleges the news outlets have provoked disturbances and the spread of riots in Iran at the top of their programmes.
37% : Iran said it considers the news agencies' reporting to be interferening in Iran's internal affairs and acts against its sovereignty.
34% : The death of the 22-year-old after being detained for allegedly wearing her hijab headscarf too loosely has sparked protests in dozens of towns and cities across the country including the capital, Tehran.
28% : Iran has summoned Britian's ambassador to protest what it says is a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media, amid international outcry over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

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