Iran Police Call Woman’s Death ‘Unfortunate’ as Protests Persist
DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Iranian police said on Monday the death of a young woman in custody was an "unfortunate incident", a semi-official news agency reported, and denied accusations of mistreatment that fuelled a third...
Protests Break Out at Funeral of Iranian Woman Who Died After Morals Police Arrest
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who died after being detained by morality police enforcing strict hijab rules, and security forces used tear...
Iran Woman’s Death After Morals Police Arrest Sparks Protests
DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran's strict hijab rules, sparking protests by Iranians on social media and on the...
Iran’s Government Closes Children’s Libraries to Cut Costs
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian government recently announced its plan to close some 1,000 libraries belonging to the Institute for the Development of Children and Young Adults, also known as the Center for the...
EU Condemns Death Sentences for Two Women in Iran
BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday condemned the death sentences imposed by Iran on two women, Elham Chubdar and Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, who advocates and human rights groups say are LGBT activists and innocent...
Iranian Authorities Arrest 300 Leaders of Anti-Hijab Networks, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and security agencies responsible for enforcing the “Hijab and Chastity” scheme have arrested the heads of 300 anti-hijab networks, according to Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Khan-Mohammad, the...
Tehran’s Plan to Enforce Hijab Law With Facial Recognition Technology Proves Unworkable
By Natasha Phillips
A government proposal to use facial recognition technology to target women who infringe Iran’s compulsory hijab law is unworkable, according to the Tehran-based newspaper Hamshahri Online.
The proposal was discredited after it was...
Families of Europeans Held in Iran Send Letter Criticising EU Stance
PARIS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Families of European nationals held in Iran have sent a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell demanding answers over the fate of their loved ones, which they feel are being...
Iranian Court Sentences Two LGBTQ Activists to Death, Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
An Iranian revolutionary court in Urmia (also spelled Orumiyeh), in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, has handed death sentences to two LGBTQ activists: 31-year-old Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani (known as Sareh), and...
Iran Sentences Two Women to Death for ‘Corruption on Earth’- IRNA
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Two women have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of "corruption on earth" and human trafficking over the last few days, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
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