On the streets of Iranian cities, it’s becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, after the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the ...

An Iranian activist has been sentenced to 178 lashes and 18 months in prison after being arrested for not wearing a hijab. Hamideh Zarei, a Gilak activist and former political prisoner ...

Rights groups have been outraged over the hijab law and the cruel ways it is enforced. In December, Amnesty International said that Iranian authorities had imposed new draconian laws against veil ...

The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran’s parliament speaker said late Monday that the country is laying the necessary groundwork and regulations to implement the new controversial hijab bill ...

ALBAWABA - In a remarkable move, the Iranian government has decided to dismantle the morality police, a unit formed in 2005 to enforce regulations on modest dress and chaste behaviors. Iranian ...

An Iranian woman, without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walks in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 10, 2024. Credit: AP/Vahid Salemi The mission was also looking at the use of mock executions.