Thousands of Women Reprimanded for Violating Hijab Law in Northern Iran
Police have dealt with 28,234 cases of hijab violations in the northern province of Gilan since the start of the New Year (March 21), the Mehr News Agency has reported, citing Gilan’s police chief...
Iranian Women Protest Against Mandatory Veiling on ‘Chastity and Hijab Day’
By Kayhan Life Staff
Girls and women across Iran removed their headscarves in public, defying the mandatory hijab rule on July 12, designated as “Hijab and Chastity Day” by the Islamic Republic.
The day marks the...
UN Human Rights Chief Denounces Iran Security Forces for Using “Severe Violence” Against Protesters
GENEVA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces have shot at protesters from helicopters and a rooftop and have aimed at peoples' heads in using "severe violence" to quell anti-government unrest last month, U.N....
Dozens of Christians Were Arrested In Iran in 2022 and 2023, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
The number of Christians arrested in Iran for practicing their faith increased from 134 in 2022 to 162 in 2023, according to a new report published by Article 18, a London-based nonprofit...
Iranian Environment Officials Say Cheetah Poachers Deserve Harsher Punishment
A court in Tehran has found three men guilty of violating Article 13 of the Hunting and Trapping law by capturing, smuggling and selling an eight-month-old endangered Asian cheetah cub, and has ordered the...
Iran’s Taekwondo Medalist Alizadeh Might Enter 2020 Olympics Under a Different Flag
By Reza Hamidi
Iran's only female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh, who recently moved to Germany, could compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics either as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) or as...
Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Stands Up for Iranian Women on World Hijab Day
By Natasha Phillips
Iran human rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Masih Alinejad revived her social media campaign “Let Us Talk” on Feb. 1 to raise awareness about women forced against their will to wear...
VIDEO: Protests Escalate in the Female-Only Science University of Sanandaj
Kurdish students at a women-old science university throw stones against regime forces in the city of Sandanaj.
An Exclusive Report On the Kermanshah Earthquake
On November 12, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck Kermanshah Province in northwestern Iran, near the Iraqi border, killing more than 400 people. More than two weeks later, many people in the...
Global Watchdog Gives Iran Until Feb to Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Rules
PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A global dirty money watchdog said on Friday it had given Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to comply with international norms after which it would urge all its members...
