The death, last year, of Jina Amini, a young Kurdish woman from Rojhelat (western Iran), sparked protests around the country. Jina’s murder at the hands of the security apparatus ...
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Iran’s morality police return in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women
Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of ...
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Wash Corpses If You Refuse To Wear Hijab, Iran Court Says
A woman should wash corpses for burial and an actress must attend counseling “to cure her anti-social personality disorder” for flouting the hijab. These are just some of the ...
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Why Khamenei’s son is not the next radical modernizer in the Middle East
As protests in Iran reach their tenth month, there is widespread consensus—even among regime insiders—that the Islamic Republic is unstable beneath the surface and revolution could be on the ...
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$1 Billion Lost to ‘Bitumen Mafia’ in Iran Every year
With an annual production of several million tons, Iran is among the world’s top producers of bitumen, a fuel grade that is typically used in applications such as road ...
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UK Sanctions 13 More Iranian Officials
The UK government has introduced sanctions on more than a dozen more Iranian individuals and entities over human rights violations. The list of 13 individuals and entities responsible for ...
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