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Iranian Woman Arrested For Singing In Public Without Hijab, Whereabouts Unknown
This arrest is the latest example of Iran's strict enforcement of the mandatory hijab laws, which human rights activists have widely criticised.
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Iranian Chess Player Who Removed Hijab Gets Spain Citizenship
An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain said on Wednesday.
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Iran Actress Gets 2 Years In Jail For Not Wearing Headscarf: Report
The court ordered Ms. Bayegan to make weekly visits to a psychological centre "to treat the mental disorder of having an anti-family personality" and to submit a health certificate after her treatment.
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2 Iranian Actresses Charged For Not Wearing Headscarves: Report
Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported.
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Iran Installs Cameras In Public Places To Identify Women Not Wearing Hijab
A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police last September. Mahsa Amini had been detained for allegedly violating the hijab rule.
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Video: Iranian Women Attacked With Yoghurt, Arrested For Not Wearing Hijab
Two women in Iran have been arrested after being attacked with yoghurt, apparently for not covering their hair in public. The incident took place on Thursday.
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Iran Actor Arrested For Anti-Hijab Protest Gets Bail After 18 Days: Report
Iranian authorities on Wednesday released actor Taraneh Alidoosti on bail after keeping her in jail for more than two weeks, CNN reported citing state-aligned ISNA.
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Iran Abolishes 'Morality Police' After Months-Long Protest
Iran has scrapped its morality police units after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, local media say.
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Iranian Actor Removes Hijab In Insta Post, Arrested Day Later: Report
Iran has arrested a prominent actor who in a video removed her headscarf in public in an apparent act of defiance, state media reported Sunday, as protests sweep the country.
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Fame No Shield From Massive Iran Anti-Hijab Protests Arrest Wave
An international footballer, an influential tech-blogger, a woman who was merely eating her breakfast without a headscarf.
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Iranian Woman's Parents File Complaint Against Cops Over Alleged Arrest: Report
Mahsa Amini's parents have filed a complaint against the police who arrested their daughter for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code before she died in custody, their lawyer said Wednesday.
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Iranian Woman Died Of "Blow To The Head" After Hijab Arrest, Says Family
Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran with her family when she encountered the notorious morality police and died after a "violent blow to the head", her cousin living in Iraq said.
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450 "Rioters" Arrested For Anti-Hijab Protests, Says Iran
Authorities in a northern Iran province have arrested 450 people during more than 10 days of protests following Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman's death in morality policy custody, state media reported Monday.
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Old Video Shows Former Egypt President Mocking Hijab Rule
Massive protests have been going on in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing a hijab (headscarf) in a proper way.
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50 Killed As Anti-Hijab Protests Intensify In Iran: Report
Protests flared in Iran for an eighth straight night Friday over the death of a young woman arrested by the morality police, verified social media posts showed, hours after counter-demonstrations mobilised by authorities.
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Iranian Woman Arrested For Singing In Public Without Hijab, Whereabouts Unknown
This arrest is the latest example of Iran's strict enforcement of the mandatory hijab laws, which human rights activists have widely criticised.
-
Iranian Chess Player Who Removed Hijab Gets Spain Citizenship
An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain said on Wednesday.
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Iran Actress Gets 2 Years In Jail For Not Wearing Headscarf: Report
The court ordered Ms. Bayegan to make weekly visits to a psychological centre "to treat the mental disorder of having an anti-family personality" and to submit a health certificate after her treatment.
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2 Iranian Actresses Charged For Not Wearing Headscarves: Report
Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported.
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Iran Installs Cameras In Public Places To Identify Women Not Wearing Hijab
A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police last September. Mahsa Amini had been detained for allegedly violating the hijab rule.
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Video: Iranian Women Attacked With Yoghurt, Arrested For Not Wearing Hijab
Two women in Iran have been arrested after being attacked with yoghurt, apparently for not covering their hair in public. The incident took place on Thursday.
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Iran Actor Arrested For Anti-Hijab Protest Gets Bail After 18 Days: Report
Iranian authorities on Wednesday released actor Taraneh Alidoosti on bail after keeping her in jail for more than two weeks, CNN reported citing state-aligned ISNA.
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Iran Abolishes 'Morality Police' After Months-Long Protest
Iran has scrapped its morality police units after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, local media say.
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Iranian Actor Removes Hijab In Insta Post, Arrested Day Later: Report
Iran has arrested a prominent actor who in a video removed her headscarf in public in an apparent act of defiance, state media reported Sunday, as protests sweep the country.
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Fame No Shield From Massive Iran Anti-Hijab Protests Arrest Wave
An international footballer, an influential tech-blogger, a woman who was merely eating her breakfast without a headscarf.
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Iranian Woman's Parents File Complaint Against Cops Over Alleged Arrest: Report
Mahsa Amini's parents have filed a complaint against the police who arrested their daughter for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code before she died in custody, their lawyer said Wednesday.
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Iranian Woman Died Of "Blow To The Head" After Hijab Arrest, Says Family
Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran with her family when she encountered the notorious morality police and died after a "violent blow to the head", her cousin living in Iraq said.
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450 "Rioters" Arrested For Anti-Hijab Protests, Says Iran
Authorities in a northern Iran province have arrested 450 people during more than 10 days of protests following Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman's death in morality policy custody, state media reported Monday.
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Old Video Shows Former Egypt President Mocking Hijab Rule
Massive protests have been going on in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing a hijab (headscarf) in a proper way.
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50 Killed As Anti-Hijab Protests Intensify In Iran: Report
Protests flared in Iran for an eighth straight night Friday over the death of a young woman arrested by the morality police, verified social media posts showed, hours after counter-demonstrations mobilised by authorities.
