Iranian authorities have been shutting down a large number of shops and businesses around the country they say are not observing the mandatory hijab law. According to reports from ...
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Iran’s New Hijab Surveillance System Met with Internal Defiance, Derision
Iran’s new domestic surveillance program for enforcing its mandatory hijab law is having a shaky start, with many women appearing to ignore it, lawyers sharply criticizing it and activists ...
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Iran Police Appoint New Chief For Flashpoint Province
The Islamic Republic police chief has appointed a new commander for Sistan-Baluchestan, the second in recent months for a province where protests have not eased since September. As protests ...
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Iran has largely crushed protests, but a spirit of defiance still burns
In her high school classroom in northwest Iran, the math teacher strives to ensure that her female students don’t lose sight of what they achieved taking part in unprecedented ...
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The Children of Iran’s Revolution Are Fueling an Uprising
Pegah Ahangarani was flicking through old family photographs when she landed on one that showed a group of kids — including her as a child — clambering around a ...
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Iranian forces buildup in Zahedan ahead of weekly Friday prayer protests
A heavy presence of Iranian forces has been noted in Zahedan in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of southeastern Iran as activists warn of an intended crackdown on Friday ...
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