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Asian Women's Handball Championship: Gritty India Suffer Narrow 30-32 Loss To Iran
Seasoned goalkeeper Nina Shil dished out a heroic defence but India narrowly lost 30-32 to Iran in their second Group B match at the 20th Asian Women's Handball Championship.
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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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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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"Sole Objective Of Today's Act Was...": Pak After Air Strikes On Iran
Pakistan confirmed that it carried out air strikes against militant targets in Iran, days after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistani territory. Four children and three women were killed in the attacks, Iranian media reported.
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3 Iranian Women, Man Arrested For Killing 22-Year-Old Relative In Noida
Three women and a young man -- all natives of Iran -- were arrested by the Noida Police on Sunday over the murder of their relative here, officials said.
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"Victory Is Not...": Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Message From Iran Jail
"Victory is not easy, but it is certain," imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, said in a message smuggled out of her Tehran cell and published late Tuesday.
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12 Actors Banned From Working In Movies For Violating Hijab Law In Iran
Iranian authorities have banned a dozen women actors from working for failing to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code which includes mandatory headscarves, an official said Wednesday.
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Iran Sentences 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death: Report
An Iranian Revolutionary Court has handed out long prison sentences to two women journalists over their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.
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Indian Men's Kabaddi Team Reclaims Asian Games Title After Controversial Final, Women Also Clinch Gold
The Indian men's kabaddi team emerged victorious after an hour of arguments to reclaim its Asian Games title, beating defending champions Iran 33-29 in a controversial final.
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Indian Women's Kabaddi Team In Tears After Country's Historic 100th Medal In Asian Games
This was India's third gold in women's kabaddi which was introduced in the 2010 Asian Games. India won gold in the 2010 and 2014 editions but settled for a silver in 2018 after losing to Iran in the final.
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Chess At Asian Games 2023: Indian Men Held To 2-2 Draw; Women Rout Mongolia In Round Five
The top-seeded Indian men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the fifth round of the Asian Games on Tuesday.
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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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Iran Relaunches Police Patrols Against Veil Violations
Iranian police on Sunday relaunched patrols to catch the increasing number of women leaving their hair uncovered in public in defiance of a strict dress code, state media reported.
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Asian Women's Handball Championship: Gritty India Suffer Narrow 30-32 Loss To Iran
Seasoned goalkeeper Nina Shil dished out a heroic defence but India narrowly lost 30-32 to Iran in their second Group B match at the 20th Asian Women's Handball Championship.
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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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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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"Sole Objective Of Today's Act Was...": Pak After Air Strikes On Iran
Pakistan confirmed that it carried out air strikes against militant targets in Iran, days after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistani territory. Four children and three women were killed in the attacks, Iranian media reported.
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3 Iranian Women, Man Arrested For Killing 22-Year-Old Relative In Noida
Three women and a young man -- all natives of Iran -- were arrested by the Noida Police on Sunday over the murder of their relative here, officials said.
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"Victory Is Not...": Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Message From Iran Jail
"Victory is not easy, but it is certain," imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, said in a message smuggled out of her Tehran cell and published late Tuesday.
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12 Actors Banned From Working In Movies For Violating Hijab Law In Iran
Iranian authorities have banned a dozen women actors from working for failing to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code which includes mandatory headscarves, an official said Wednesday.
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Iran Sentences 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death: Report
An Iranian Revolutionary Court has handed out long prison sentences to two women journalists over their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.
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Indian Men's Kabaddi Team Reclaims Asian Games Title After Controversial Final, Women Also Clinch Gold
The Indian men's kabaddi team emerged victorious after an hour of arguments to reclaim its Asian Games title, beating defending champions Iran 33-29 in a controversial final.
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Indian Women's Kabaddi Team In Tears After Country's Historic 100th Medal In Asian Games
This was India's third gold in women's kabaddi which was introduced in the 2010 Asian Games. India won gold in the 2010 and 2014 editions but settled for a silver in 2018 after losing to Iran in the final.
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Chess At Asian Games 2023: Indian Men Held To 2-2 Draw; Women Rout Mongolia In Round Five
The top-seeded Indian men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the fifth round of the Asian Games on Tuesday.
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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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Iran Relaunches Police Patrols Against Veil Violations
Iranian police on Sunday relaunched patrols to catch the increasing number of women leaving their hair uncovered in public in defiance of a strict dress code, state media reported.
