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UN expresses concern on morality law, says "Distressing vision for Afghani
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a statement released on Sunday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said, "UNAMA is concerned by the promulgation by Afghanistan's de facto authorities of a morality law which imposes wide-ranging and far-reaching restrictions on personal conduct and provides mora
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
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Protests erupt across Iran on death anniversary of Mahsa Amini
Updated : 2 years, 8 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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US imposes more sanctions on Iran on Mahsa Amini's death anniversary
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
More than 20 Iranian individuals and entities connected to the harsh repression of protests after Mahsa Amini's death one year ago were subject to penalties by the Joe Biden administration on Friday, reported CNN.
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Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Many Iranian women have chosen to start showing their hair since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after being detained by Iran’s morality police for “improperly” wearing her headscarf. Iranian celebrities, athletes and actresses have followed suit in solidarity
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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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US religious freedom report alleges violations in China, Iran
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that most oppressive nations around the world are growing even more dire. "Governments in many parts of the world continue to target religious minorities using a host of methods, including torture, beatings, unlawful surveillance, and so-called re-educa
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Imprisoned children in Iran suffer sexual violence, electric shocks: Amnes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Citing a report by the Rights group Amnesty International, CNN reported that child detainees in Iran are facing severe torture and are facing sexual violence, flogging and electric shocks by the authorities in the country.
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Year-ender 2022: How a 'custodial death' took women to war against Iran's
Updated : 3 years, 4 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, 4 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 conducts first known execution over nationwide protests sparked by Am
Updated : 3 years, 5 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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