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Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on hunger strike again
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Jailed Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has started a hunger strike in prison, protesting against the limits on medical care for her and other inmates, as well as the obligation for women to wear the hijab in Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Monday citing the Nobel laureate's family.
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Tehran turns clock back on hijab rules, continues to ban reformists from p
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Many reformist politicians in Iran are pondering whether to submit their candidacy in next February's elections since it is almost certain that the Guardian Council will disqualify their candidacies.
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Months after nationwide arrests, Iran’s ‘morality police’ returns with str
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Months after the nationwide arrests that were carried out after the Anti-Hijab protests, Iran has relaunched patrols by the ‘morality police’ in a bid to escalate their efforts to enforce the country’s mandatory hijab rules, Al Jazeera reported.
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Iran: UN experts demand accountability for Mahsa Amini's death
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): UN experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran's strict rules on women's dress by wearing an "improper hijab".
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Iran: 22-yr-old woman, Mahsa Amini, dies after arrest by 'Morality Police'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 17 (ANI): Controversy sparked on social media after a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, died after slipping into a coma following her detention by Iran's morality police, a dedicated unit that enforces strict dress codes for women, such as wearing the compulsory hea
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UN chief concerned over new hijab rules for Afghan women
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres aired his concerns about a recent decision by the Taliban to obligate Afghan women to cover head-to-toe, a decision that has led to severe criticism from human rights observers.
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