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Protesters rally outside UN in New York against Iran ahead of President Pe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The demonstrations came a day after the General Assembly session opened on Tuesday, as world leaders convened at the UN Headquarters in New York. Protesters staged anti-Iran rallies, voicing dissent against the government.
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Iran using drones, facial recognition apps to enforce Hijab laws: UN Repor
Updated : 12 months ago IST
A UN report reveals that Iran is using drones, facial recognition, and a mobile app to enforce hijab laws, expanding surveillance measures to track and penalise women for non-compliance.
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Polling begins in Iran for parliamentary and religious leaders
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Voting is underway in Iran for the 12th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (parliament) and the 6th term of the Assembly of Leadership Experts.
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Iran executes man for killing policeman in 2022 nationwide protests linked
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Iran has executed a man who ran over and killed a police officer and injured five others during countrywide protests in 2022 in Tehran, according to Al Jazeera.
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Protests erupt across Iran on death anniversary of Mahsa Amini
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
rotests broke out across Iran to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who passed away while being held by Iran's morality police after being detained for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly in September last year, reported CNN.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release from Tehran's Evin prison is expected soon.
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Year-ender 2022: How a 'custodial death' took women to war against Iran's
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The alleged custodial death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had come visiting her brother in Tehran on September 13, 2022, fell in the crosshairs of the country's so-called morality police instead. She was arrested, allegedly for wearing her hijab (headscarf) loosely, at the po
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Iranian Chess player competes at tournament without hijab
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Iranian Chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, recently took part in a tournament without wearing a hijab, CNN reported on Wednesday citing Iranian news agency Jamaran.
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Iran arrests prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti for supporting anti-hijab
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Alidoosti had condemned the hanging of Mohsen Shekari, who was killed in December in the first known execution linked to the protests.
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US announces sanctions against human rights abusers in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Responding to a query over supporting protesters in Iran, Sullivan said, "We have had a drumbeat of announcements relative to sanctions against those who are perpetrating these gross human rights abuses and this repression. We haven't just done so ourselves, we have coordinated and aligned
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Iran conducts first known execution over nationwide protests sparked by Am
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As mass demonstrations continue in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini, the country has executed a man for injuring a paramilitary officer in the first protests-related execution on Thursday, CNN reported citing the state media.
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Iran abolishes 'morality police' after anti-government protests
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Iran's Attorney General Mohammad Javad Montazeri said that the morality police "was abolished by the same authorities who installed it."
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