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ANALYSIS – Iran: Undressing Protest Shows How Women Are Still Fighting Even as Morality...

Source: THE CONVERSATION By Hind Elhinnawy: Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University More than two years have passed since a young woman called Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested in Iran for...

Islamic Republic Rejects Germany’s Criticism Of Its Human Rights Record At UN Conference

By Natasha Phillips The Islamic Republic of Iran’s representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Hamid Ahmadi, denounced criticisms of Iran’s human rights record by Germany in a Feb. 29 speech during the council’s...

ANALYSIS: Iran Employs Global Criminal Networks to Kill Opposition Figures

By Ahmad Rafat The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Israel’s recent missile and drone strikes on Lebanon and the deaths of Hezbollah military leaders, coupled with the detonation of communication devices...

Iran’s Regime Top Court Overturns Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Death Sentence, Lawyer Says

DUBAI, June 22 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme court has overturned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence on charges linked to the country's 2022-23 period of unrest, his lawyer wrote in a post on the X social media...

Inquiry Into Gender Apartheid in Iran and Afghanistan Launches in UK Parliament 

By Natasha Phillips An inquiry conducted by British lawmakers from several political parties and legal experts from the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) was launched in the UK Parliament on March 4, to investigate...

OLYMPICS: Alizadeh Aiming for Taekwondo Gold With Bulgaria After Fleeing Iran

REUTERS/Kayhan Life: Kimia Alizadeh made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal in 2016, and while she's now defected from her country of birth, the taekwondo athlete is aiming for...

ANALYSIS: Enforcing the Mandatory Hejab Is A Massive Economic Cost

By Roshanak Astaraki The suppression of women in Iran, most recently through the nationwide ‘Noor Project’ aimed at enforcing the mandatory hejab, has garnered significant attention both domestically and internationally. The Noor Project was launched...

Iran’s Government Executes Four People It Says Are Linked to Israeli Intelligence -State Media

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Iran carried out the death sentences of four people on Monday that it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation, after the Supreme Court rejected their appeal, Iranian state media reported. https://twitter.com/KayhanLife/status/1751857706544328861 https://twitter.com/ICHRI/status/1751400296951984260 The defendants...

Singer Shervin Hajipour, Who Wrote ‘Baraye,’ Gets Prison Sentence

By Kayhan Life Staff In a recent ruling by the Revolution Court, Shervin Hajipour, a 25-year-old singer, was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for his protest song ‘Baraye.’ The song gained prominence...

Islamic Republic Postpones Tough New Hijab and Chastity Law

By Natasha Phillips Iran’s government has been prevented by its own National Security Council from passing the Hijab and Chastity Law, a draconian new package of legislation which would further criminalize women and girls for failing to follow the...