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Pardons for journalists who exposed Amini's death, fueled protests

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi had been sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison for their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini.

By REUTERS
11/02/2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and released journalist Cecelia Sala embrace

Journalist Cecilia Sala details detention in Iran's Evin prison

'Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,' Sala said, adding, 'I am not going back to Iran, at least as long as there is the Islamic Republic.'

20/01/2025

Following severe criticism, Iran defers implementation of hijab bill

The bill imposes strict surveillance to ensure it is enforced and stipulates severe retribution for those violating it.

Iranian singer arrested for not wearing hijab in Youtube concert video

Parastoo Ahmady, a 27-year-old singer, was arrested in the province of Mazandaran, Iran, following her virtual performance. 

Could Iran’s new hijab law bring down Khamenei?

IRGC founder tells 'Post': "The Islamic regime in Iran has been defeated, they failed."

Swiss 'burqa ban' to take effect from Jan. 1

The ban does not apply to planes or in diplomatic and consular premises, and faces may also be covered in places of worship and other sacred sites, the government said.

By REUTERS
07/11/2024

Iranian woman strips clothes in protest after being assaulted

University officials claimed that the woman was suffering from "severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder."

Two years after Mahsa Amini’s death, women defy Iran’s hijab law despite crackdown

Protests continue in Iran as women resist mandatory hijab laws, marking the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death

By GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
18/09/2024

Iranian police shoot, paralyze woman over hijab law violation

Police had been ordered to impound the car of 31-year-old Arezou Badri as she had been seen driving with her hair exposed - but fired on the car when she refused to stop.

'Tatami'’s Israeli director and Iranian screenwriter discuss historic collaboration

“I knew that as an Israeli, as an Ashkenazi Jew, I cannot tell a story about Iranian women. It would be a mistake. It’s not for me to tell alone."

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