Oppression on Women

The authorities in Iran have closed hundreds of small businesses, including cafes and restaurants, in recent months for allegedly failing to enforce the country's hijab ...

The United Nations announced Tuesday night that its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists “for their commitment ...

A case has been filed against two of Iran’s leading actresses who recently attended a ceremony without the mandatory hijab. Tehran Police said Afsaneh Bayegan ...

Wary of reigniting Iran's worst political turmoil in years, the country's rulers are resorting to new, less obtrusive tactics to punish women who refuse to ...

Iranian officials have been shutting down businesses that they say violate the law requiring women to wear head covers called hijabs. Ali Akbar Javidan is ...

As the Iranian regime closed at least 2,000 businesses since late March for women’s refusal to wear compulsory hijab, tens of thousands have lost their ...

Plainclothes security agents are reportedly appearing in public spaces throughout the Iranian capital of Tehran, warning women to observe the mandatory hijab law amid a ...

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. ...

Iran has charged two prominent actors for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on ...

While thousands of women across Iran no longer wear the hijab, some regime officials are still in a state of denial and call for strict ...

On April 9, while the Islamic Republic continued to harass and suppress Iranian women over their defiance of forced hijab, the Iranian parliament approved the ...