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The New “Hijab and Chastity” Law in Iran: A Tool for Suppression and Control

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), announced the upcoming enactment of the new “Hijab and Chastity” bill. According to...

Woman Human Rights defender Serveh Pourmohammadi sentenced to five years in prison

On 26 November 2024, woman human rights defender Serveh Pourmohammadi was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of “forming a group...

Human rights organizations petition UNHRC to pressure Iran authorities for release of activist Narges Mohammadi

A coalition of human rights organizations urged the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday to intervene for the urgent medical release of imprisoned Iranian human...

Iran prepares to treat women who violate hijab law

The Iranian authorities have announced their intention to open special clinics to assist women who, in violation of current regulations, appear in public without...

Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws

The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches

Two Teenage Girls Commit Suicide Due to School Authorities’ Mistreatment

Arezoo Khavari, a 16-year-old student residing in Shahr-e Rey, was reported to have died by suicide on November 3. According to her father, she...

Ideological Screening in Teacher Recruitment: Medieval Constraints in Iran’s Education System

Iran’s education system, overseen by the Ministry of Education under the clerical regime, faces an acute teacher shortage while also imposing strict, ideologically driven...

Women prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison call for action for Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death

Gulrox Irayi, Nahid Hudaco, Warisha Moradi, Meryem Yehwi, Reyhana Ensari, Sakine Perwana and Nesrin Hezri Cewadi, who are held in Evin prison, made a...