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.
Advocates and...
Iran’s Government Cracks Down on Bahá’ís; 200 Incidents Reported
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government cracked down on the Baha’i religious minority over a three-week period starting on July 31. There were 200 reported incidents, according to the Bahá’í International Community (BIC), the official voice...
Iran’s Internet Rights and Freedoms ‘In Deep Freeze,’ Netblocks Founder Says
By Natasha Phillips
Restrictions on Iran’s internet imposed by the country’s government have placed Iranians’ online rights and freedoms “in deep freeze,” Alp Toker, the founder of internet watchdog Netblocks said.
Iran came in last in...
Improper Hijab Is A Misdemeanor, Not a Felony, Iran Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Mohammad-Saleh Hashemi-Golpaygani, secretary of an Iranian state board on moral propriety, has said hijab violators will not face criminal charges but must pay a cash fine instead.
In comments reported by...
Amnesty International Reports ‘Staggering’ Surge in Executions in Iran; Calls for Moratorium
By Natasha Phillips
At least 251 people were executed in Iran between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to research by Amnesty International and the Washington-based Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC).
An...
Award-Winning Film Director Panahi to Serve Decade-Old Jail Term
DUBAI, July 19 (Reuters) - Award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi will serve a six-year prison sentence originally issued by a Tehran court in 2010, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a stepped-up crackdown on dissent...
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...
Swedish Court Sentences Ex-Iranian Official to Life for Torture, Executions
By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander
STOCKHOLM, July 14 (Reuters) - A Swedish court sentenced a former Iranian official to life in prison on Thursday for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners...
Activists Urge Iranian Women to Publicly Unveil to Protest Crackdown
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - Iranian rights activists have urged women to publicly remove their veils on "National Day of Hijab and Chastity" on Tuesday, risking arrest for defying the Islamic dress code as...
Iran’s President Raisi Calls for Enforcement of ‘Hijab and Chastity Law’
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution to enforce the “Hijab and Chastity Law,” the Tehran-based Entekhab newspaper reported on July 6.
“Regarding hijab and chastity,...
