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Iran's Narges Mohammadi Speaks To Nobel Panel For First Time. What She Said
Mohammadi recalled how the women's ward at Evin prison "erupted with chants" of the protest slogan "Woman Life Freedom" when they heard she had been awarded the prize.
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"She Was Ill": Iran Woman Who Stripped In Public Released Without Charges
Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a university in Tehran.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Iran's New President Vows To Ensure Morality Police Don't "Bother" Women
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Monday to ensure the morality police will no longer "bother" women, in remarks to the media on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody.
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Iran Reduces Jail Terms Of 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death
Iranian courts have reduced jail terms for two female journalists charged with collaborating with the United States, their lawyers told reformist newspapers on Sunday.
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2 Iranian Journalists Behind Bars For Covering Mahsa Amini's Death Freed: Report
Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months-long nationwide protests, local media said.
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Iran Lawmakers Pass Bill To Penalise Women For Flouting Islamic Dress Code
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported. The assembly approved "the 'Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' bill.
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Explained: What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini's Death
Iran's rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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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 Vows Crack Down On People Who Promote Removing The Hijab
People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran's deputy attorney general was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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Iran Police Plan Use Of 'Smart Cameras' To Catch Unveiled Women
Police in Iran said on Saturday they plan to use "smart" technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country's strict Islamic dress code.
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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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Concern Over 5 Iranian Women In Viral Dance Video
Concern grew on Tuesday over the well-being of five young Iranian women who filmed themselves dancing without headscarves in a viral video, after allegations they had been arrested and forced into confessing.
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Women March To Defend Rights Across Globe Mark Women's Day
With the Taliban government's banning of women from universities in Afghanistan, Iran's repression of the Mahsa Amini protests, new US restrictions on abortion rights and the Ukraine war's impact on women, there are many reasons to protest.
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Iran Minister Cancels India Visit, Tehran Upset Over Protest Video: Report
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reportedly cancelled his visit to India over a video that showed Iranian women cutting their hair in anti-government protests.
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Iran's Narges Mohammadi Speaks To Nobel Panel For First Time. What She Said
Mohammadi recalled how the women's ward at Evin prison "erupted with chants" of the protest slogan "Woman Life Freedom" when they heard she had been awarded the prize.
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"She Was Ill": Iran Woman Who Stripped In Public Released Without Charges
Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a university in Tehran.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Iran's New President Vows To Ensure Morality Police Don't "Bother" Women
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Monday to ensure the morality police will no longer "bother" women, in remarks to the media on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody.
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Iran Reduces Jail Terms Of 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death
Iranian courts have reduced jail terms for two female journalists charged with collaborating with the United States, their lawyers told reformist newspapers on Sunday.
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2 Iranian Journalists Behind Bars For Covering Mahsa Amini's Death Freed: Report
Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months-long nationwide protests, local media said.
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Iran Lawmakers Pass Bill To Penalise Women For Flouting Islamic Dress Code
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported. The assembly approved "the 'Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' bill.
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Explained: What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini's Death
Iran's rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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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 Vows Crack Down On People Who Promote Removing The Hijab
People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran's deputy attorney general was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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Iran Police Plan Use Of 'Smart Cameras' To Catch Unveiled Women
Police in Iran said on Saturday they plan to use "smart" technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country's strict Islamic dress code.
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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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Concern Over 5 Iranian Women In Viral Dance Video
Concern grew on Tuesday over the well-being of five young Iranian women who filmed themselves dancing without headscarves in a viral video, after allegations they had been arrested and forced into confessing.
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Women March To Defend Rights Across Globe Mark Women's Day
With the Taliban government's banning of women from universities in Afghanistan, Iran's repression of the Mahsa Amini protests, new US restrictions on abortion rights and the Ukraine war's impact on women, there are many reasons to protest.
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Iran Minister Cancels India Visit, Tehran Upset Over Protest Video: Report
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reportedly cancelled his visit to India over a video that showed Iranian women cutting their hair in anti-government protests.
