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,...
Belgium Provisionally Clears Contentious Iran Prisoner Swap Treaty
By Philip Blenkinsop
BRUSSELS, July 6 (Reuters) - Belgian lawmakers gave initial clearance on Wednesday to a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran that could lead to the release of an Iranian diplomat convicted of planning to bomb a rally of...
ANALYSIS: Iran Cracks Down on Hijab Violations, Sends Cellphone Warnings
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
On July 6, 2019, the head of Tehran’s “Prosecutor’s Office for Guidance,” Mohammad Mehdi Haji-Mohammadi, said his office had launched an official channel (@dadresa_ershad), available on various messaging platforms including Telegram, where...
Belgium Debates Contentious Prisoner Swap Treaty With Tehran
By Philip Blenkinsop
BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - Belgian lawmakers on Tuesday debated a prisoner exchange treaty with Tehran. Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne urged the foreign relations committee of Belgium's lower house to back an accord...
