Armita Geravand, 16, was injured in mysterious circumstances at a Tehran metro station while she was not wearing hijab. Activists have said she was assaulted for not wearing hijab.
The regime has arrested her 13 times, convicted her five times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. She is still in prison and yet has continued to tirelessly campaign for the abolition of the...
The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating the country's dress code.
One of two journalists sentenced to prison, Niloufar Hamedi, had broken the news of the death of Mahsa Amini after Iran's morality police had taken her in custody for alleged violation of the hijab law.
The proposed legislation defines unacceptable covering for women as “revealing or tight clothing, or clothing that shows parts of the body lower than the neck or above the ankles or above the forearms”, and for men, it...
A 70-item bill approved by 152 lawmakers in the 290-seat parliament of Iran now extends punishments to business owners who serve women not wearing the Hijab and also to activists organising against it.
According to the Nobel committee, Mohammadi has been arrested no less than 13 times. She has been convicted five times, sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. While she has been released on and off over...
The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, in the custody of Iran's morality police over alleged non-compliance with the hijab law led to nationwide, women-led protests. Now, protests have largely died after a...
The Iranian authorities are cracking down on dissent by proposing new laws on the mandatory wearing of hijab and making it hard for celibrities and businesses...
The proposed new Iranian hijab law also imposes greater gender segregation at public places, such as universities, parks, and tourist locations.
Sara Khadem moved to Spain after she received threats for competing in FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Kazakhstan without wearing a hijab...
Iranian actresses Azadeh Samadi, Leila Bolukat, and Afsaneh Bayegan have been diagnosed as mentally ill after being convicted for not wearing hijab. Women are...
Despite the protests dying down, several incidents of women talking bare-headed and defying the Iranian dress code that requires women to wear hijabs publicly...
Iranian-American model Mahlagha Jaberi is one of the most famous fashion personalities of Iranian descent. She wore the noose dress in support of the Iranian...
On Press Freedom Day, the United Nations announced that its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists...
For the past six months, Iran has been rocked by protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini over alleged violation of the country's hijab rule....
The death of the 22-year-old has given a new fillip to the movement for 'Women, Life, Freedom' in Iran but many remain unsafe amid a relentless government...
Hair has become the symbol of the Iranian women's resistance movement which boiled over after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following alleged torture by...
At least 500 protesters and civilians have been killed in violence amid a brutal crackdown by the Iranian government following unrest after Mahsa Amini's death...
On September 13, 2022, 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police for not wearing her hijab properly. She was allegedly beaten up...
These sportspersons rebelled against Iranian regime’s oppressive methods, chiefly in protests over the custodial death of Mahsa Amini. Those athletes whose...
This is for all the women who continue to fight for their rights over their own bodies and for equality across the world. It is a homage to those who died in...
The administrative move to identify and nab unveiled women are aimed at preventing resistance against the hijab law which tarnishes the spiritual image of Iran...
Outlook's upcoming issue looks at the ongoing women's movement in Iran that began after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini over the alleged violation of the...
After months of violent protests, there is a lull on the streets. But it could be the calm before the storm
