Iran pauses new, stricter hijab law for women, says ‘not feasible at the moment’
1 week ago

Iran pauses new, stricter hijab law for women, says ‘not feasible at the moment’

Hindustan Times  

A new, stricter law on women's hijab will not be sent to Iran's government this week, a vice president of the Islamic Republic said on Tuesday, making an announcement which effectively means that the implementation of the law has been halted, at least temporarily. The decision was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies,” Associated Press quoted Shahram Dabiri, the vice president in charge of parliamentary affairs, as saying. The halting of the passage of the bill also comes as a temporary relief for Iran's pro-reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has previously described the legislation as having “many questions and ambiguities.” Iran's law requires the President to endorse a bill within five days, after which it takes effect in 15 days. Under the law, foreign nationals would have been allowed to work as “informers” for reporting women not wearing the hijab.

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Iran puts new stricter hijab law for women on hold: ‘Not feasible at the moment'
1 week ago

Iran puts new stricter hijab law for women on hold: ‘Not feasible at the moment'

Firstpost  

The controversial law, which was approved by the parliament in September 2023, will not be sent to the government as planned this week, according to one of the country’s vice presidents Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited …

Iran pauses process to implement stricter headscarf law for women
1 week ago

Iran pauses process to implement stricter headscarf law for women

LA Times  

Iran has paused the process of implementing a stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The law levies harsher punishments for women who refuse to wear the hijab and for businesses that serve …

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says
1 week ago

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The law levies harsher punishments for women who refuse to wear the hijab and …

Iranian singer who performed without hijab to face ‘appropriate action’, judiciary says
1 week, 3 days ago

Iranian singer who performed without hijab to face ‘appropriate action’, judiciary says

Hindustan Times  

An Iranian singer who performed at an online concert without wearing a hijab in defiance of the strict dress code of the Islamic Republic faces prosecution after the country's judiciary took notice of the “violation of legal and religious standards” by her. Screengrab from Paroosa Ahmadi's online concert Parastoo Ahmadi streamed the concert on her YouTube channel late Wednesday. The …

How Iran's new chastity law makes life even more difficult for women
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How Iran's new chastity law makes life even more difficult for women

Firstpost  

Iran’s new hijab and chastity law has spurred much outrage from women, criticism from activists and opposition from its reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran’s Parliament passed the “Hijab and Chastity” Bill to much outrage from women and criticism from activists. As per Iran Primer, women have to get a judge’s order for a divorce, while a man can simply declare …

Flogged for refusing to wear hijab: Iranian woman who defied strict Islamic dress code shows off horrifying injuries after being lashed by Iranian guards
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Flogged for refusing to wear hijab: Iranian woman who defied strict Islamic dress code shows off horrifying injuries after being lashed by Iranian guards

Daily Mail  

This horrific video shows the injuries an Iranian woman sustained after she was viciously flogged by guards more than 70 times when she refused to abide by the nation's strict Islamic dress code laws. Image shows a massive bruise on the woman's back as she holds a slogan that says: 'Woman, Life, Freedom' Footage shows how the woman's entire back …

Iran passes controversial ‘chastity’ law imposing even harsher dress restrictions. The president doesn’t like it
3 weeks ago

Iran passes controversial ‘chastity’ law imposing even harsher dress restrictions. The president doesn’t like it

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a weekly look inside the region’s biggest stories. CNN — Iran’s parliament has enacted a harsh new modesty law, significantly tightening existing dress restrictions that have already fueled nationwide protests and posed a serious challenge to regime stability. Two years after protests against Iran’s …

Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest harassment
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest harassment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The woman was reportedly assaulted, …

Iran’s women going without hijabs as 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches
3 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s women going without hijabs as 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches

The Hindu  

On the streets of Iranian cities, it's becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches. This defiance comes despite what United Nations investigators described as “expanded repressive measures and policies” by Iran's theocracy to punish them …

Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches
3 months, 1 week ago

Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This defiance comes despite what United Nations investigators describe as “expanded repressive …

Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say
4 months, 1 week ago

Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police had been ordered to …

Iran presses on with crackdown over headscarf ahead of Presidential polls
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran presses on with crackdown over headscarf ahead of Presidential polls

The Hindu  

Almost every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all. Iran’s national police chief, Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan, has alleged without providing evidence that the country’s enemies plan to transform the nation’s culture by encouraging women to avoid …

As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown
5 months, 4 weeks ago

As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Seemingly every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all. Iran’s national police chief, Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan, has alleged without providing evidence that the country’s enemies plan to transform the nation’s culture …

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code

NPR  

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code LEILA FADEL, HOST: Last month, Iran launched an aggressive new crackdown on women who defy the country's strict Islamic dress code. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: The nationwide protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police may have died …

Iran's hardliners employ female 'hijab enforcers' to spy on bare-headed women and bundle them into vans for interrogation in new crackdown
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran's hardliners employ female 'hijab enforcers' to spy on bare-headed women and bundle them into vans for interrogation in new crackdown

Daily Mail  

Iran's hardliners have employed female 'hijab enforcers' to spy on bare-headed women and bundle them into vans for interrogation amid a new crackdown. Footage shows an Iranian 'hijab enforcer' confronting women for wearing fitted trousers Iran's morality police have intensified their enforcement of the country's draconian hijab restrictions in several cities over the past week, with footage emerging from the …

Iran's violent new hijab crackdown is caught on camera with women bundled into vans by 'morality police' and victims claiming they have been brutally beaten and sexually assaulted
8 months ago

Iran's violent new hijab crackdown is caught on camera with women bundled into vans by 'morality police' and victims claiming they have been brutally beaten and sexually assaulted

Daily Mail  

Iran's so-called 'morality police' have intensified their enforcement of the country's draconian hijab restrictions in several cities over the past week. Iran 's morality police have intensified their enforcement of the country's draconian hijab restrictions in several cities over the past week, with footage emerging from the country of officers rounding up women and bundling them into white vans Suspected …

Iran subjecting women to ‘draconian’ surveillance on hijab rule, says Amnesty
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran subjecting women to ‘draconian’ surveillance on hijab rule, says Amnesty

The Hindu  

Iranian authorities are subjecting women to widespread surveillance to enforce the obligatory headscarf, even inside cars, and then imposing punishments including the confiscation of vehicles, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Amnesty said in a report, based on testimony from over 40 women inside Iran published ahead of the March 8 International Women’s Day, that women were being …

UN demands Iran drop 'demeaning' new hijab law
1 year, 3 months ago

UN demands Iran drop 'demeaning' new hijab law

The Hindu  

The UN called Friday on Iranian authorities to scrap a new law that dramatically increases penalties for women who flout strict Islamic dress code, describing it as "repressive and demeaning". The United Nations rights office said it deeply regretted the passage of the so-called Chastity and Hijab Bill, which threatens Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating …

Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after death anniversary of Mahsa Amini
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after death anniversary of Mahsa Amini

The Hindu  

Iran's parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating the country's dress code. The demonstrations …

Iran’s parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating …

Iran’s parliament approves ‘hijab bill’; harsh punishments for violations
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s parliament approves ‘hijab bill’; harsh punishments for violations

Al Jazeera  

The bill defines an array of punishments for violators of a mandatory dress code, including fines and prison terms. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s parliament has passed a new “hijab and chastity” bill that lays out punishment for people, especially women, who violate the country’s mandatory dress code rules. The legislation defines new frameworks for how Iranians, especially women, need to …

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests; Now businesses are a new battleground
1 year, 4 months ago

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests; Now businesses are a new battleground

The Hindu  

For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. “Instead of addressing people’s legitimate grievances, the regime continues to obsess over the hijab and act as if its very survival depends on whether women dress modestly,” said …

A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
1 year, 4 months ago

A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. “Instead of addressing people’s legitimate grievances, the regime continues to obsess over the hijab and act as if its very survival depends on whether women …

Businesses are a new battleground in Iran’s crackdown on women without headscarves
1 year, 4 months ago

Businesses are a new battleground in Iran’s crackdown on women without headscarves

LA Times  

Women without headscarves are a common sight on the streets of Tehran despite the theocratic regime’s disapproval. For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair, but now the country’s theocratic government is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. “Instead of addressing people’s legitimate grievances, the regime continues to …

Hijab rule: Iran sending women for psychological treatment for defying Hijab
1 year, 4 months ago

Hijab rule: Iran sending women for psychological treatment for defying Hijab

Live Mint  

A protest that spread like a wildfire after the death of Mhasa Amini under the custody of Iran's moral police, has now forced the Iranian government to resort to psychological treatment implement its Hijab rule. In another case of punishment by Tehran court a woman was sentenced to two months in prison and six months of psychological treatment for “a …

Iran's morality police back on streets months after anti-hijab protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran's morality police back on streets months after anti-hijab protests

India Today  

Iran's morality police were back on the streets of various cities, including the capital Tehran, across the country, to enforce the mandatory hijab rules. Morality police personnel patrol the streets of the cities in Iran and enforce the strict dress code for women, including the hijab and other clothing, which are not revealing. IRAN'S DREADED MORALITY POLICE The morality police …

Iran’s ‘morality police’ return as authorities enforce hijab rule
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran’s ‘morality police’ return as authorities enforce hijab rule

Al Jazeera  

Tehran, Iran – Iran has relaunched patrols by the so-called morality police as authorities escalate their efforts to enforce the country’s mandatory hijab rules. The morality police would “issue warnings and then introduce to the judicial system people who unfortunately insist on their norm-breaking behaviour without concern for the consequences of their covering that is outside of the norm”, he …

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back
1 year, 7 months ago

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Billboards across Iran’s capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. In early April, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that “removing hijab is not Islamically or politically permissible.” Khamenei claimed women refusing to wear the hijab are being manipulated. If they know about this, they will definitely not take part …

Iran charges two actresses for not wearing hijab
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran charges two actresses for not wearing hijab

Al Jazeera  

Businesses also shut down after offering services to women not wearing headscarves deemed appropriate by government, as crackdown continues. Tehran, Iran – Two renowned actresses in Iran have been charged for not wearing headscarves, as authorities intensify efforts to crack down on people violating the country’s mandatory hijab laws. A growing number of women across Iran have abandoned their mandatory …

Iranian women post images without hijabs despite crackdown
1 year, 8 months ago

Iranian women post images without hijabs despite crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Tehran, Iran – Scores of Iranian women are posting images of themselves online while not wearing the hijab, as a police deadline for cracking down on violators of the country’s compulsory dress code is approaching. A growing proportion of women in Iran have abandoned their mandatory hijabs since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s …

Iranian women defying hijab law will face… first warning, then court
1 year, 8 months ago

Iranian women defying hijab law will face… first warning, then court

Hindustan Times  

Iranian police will use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict hijab rule, authorities informed. Police said that it would “take action to identify norm-breaking people by using tools and smart cameras in public places and thoroughfares”. “From next Saturday, people who remove their veil will be identified by using smart …

WATCH: Man pours yoghurt on Iranian women for not wearing hijab
1 year, 8 months ago

WATCH: Man pours yoghurt on Iranian women for not wearing hijab

Firstpost  

Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said Saturday, after a viral video appeared to show them being attacked by a man for not wearing the hijab Tehran: A video of a man attacking two women with yoghurt for not wearing the mandatory hijab in Iran has gone viral on social media. Watch the video here: You …

Hijab is the law in Iran as unveiled women face 'yoghurt attack', says President Ebrahim Raisi
1 year, 8 months ago

Hijab is the law in Iran as unveiled women face 'yoghurt attack', says President Ebrahim Raisi

India Today  

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled women in a shop near a holy Shi'ite Muslim city. READ | Iran's Anti-hijab movement to Afghanistan's Taliban rule Risking arrest for defying the obligatory dress code, women are still widely seen unveiled in …

Iran’s Raisi says hijab is the law as women face ‘yoghurt attack’
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran’s Raisi says hijab is the law as women face ‘yoghurt attack’

Al Jazeera  

Iranian president says hijab is the law after viral video shows man throwing yoghurt at uncovered women in Mashhad. President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the hijab is “a legal matter” in Iran after a viral video appeared to show a man throwing yoghurt at two uncovered women in a shop near a holy Shia Muslim city. Judicial authorities in …

Women flouting hijab mandate to face $60,000 fine in Iran
1 year, 8 months ago

Women flouting hijab mandate to face $60,000 fine in Iran

Firstpost  

The penalties will apply to women who are caught flouting the mandatory hijab rule in public spaces like restaurants, government offices, schools and universities Tehran: Women in Iran will have to pay a fine of $60,000 for flouting the country’s hijab mandate after a new law to enforce strict dress codes is passed by the parliament. The penalties will apply …

‘If not made to wear hijab, women may roam streets naked in summers’: Iran cleric warns
1 year, 10 months ago

‘If not made to wear hijab, women may roam streets naked in summers’: Iran cleric warns

Firstpost  

Mohammad Nabi Mousavifard said that the government should not back down in enforcing the hijab mandate Tehran: An Iranian cleric has asked authorities to ensure every woman wears the hijab before they come out “naked” during summer. “People and social service providers should stop giving services to people without hijab; People should give women with improper hijab warnings and not …

Iran tightens grip on hijab rules, tells women to wear headscarf even in cars
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran tightens grip on hijab rules, tells women to wear headscarf even in cars

Live Mint  

Even as protests refuse to die down in Iran, concerning the stringent rule of wearing hijab for women, the Iranian police has said that women must cover their heads even in their cars, media reported Monday. Since 16 September, massive protests have gripped the nation after the death of Iranian-Kurdish Amini, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach …

Prison term for 400 'rioters' as Iran cracks down on anti-hijab protests
2 years ago

Prison term for 400 'rioters' as Iran cracks down on anti-hijab protests

India Today  

Iranian courts have so far sentenced 400 people to up to 10 years in jail for carrying out protests against the regime's strict hijab law, a report said. Iran's capital, Tehran, is one of 31 provinces in the country that has decided to impose prison sentences on anti-hijab protesters, meaning the total number of jail sentences is likely to be …

Confusion over Iran's religious police as women drop hijab
2 years ago

Confusion over Iran's religious police as women drop hijab

The Independent  

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Iran reviewing decades-old mandatory hijab law amid protests
2 years ago

Iran reviewing decades-old mandatory hijab law amid protests

India Today  

Iran has said that it is reviewing a decades-old mandatory hijab law that requires women to cover their heads, amid over two months of protests linked to the dress code. A general in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps this week, for the first time, said more than 300 people have lost their lives in the unrest since Mahsa Amini's death. …

Iran prosecutor general signals ‘morality police’ suspended
2 years ago

Iran prosecutor general signals ‘morality police’ suspended

Al Jazeera  

There has been no official police confirmation on the forces being taken off the streets, and no sign that a law requiring mandatory hijab will be changed. Tehran, Iran – Iran has suspended its morality police, the Iranian prosecutor general said as protests in the country continue into the third month. The protests erupted shortly after the death of Mahsa …

Iran’s Attorney General says hijab law under review
2 years ago

Iran’s Attorney General says hijab law under review

The Hindu  

Iran’s parliament and the judiciary are reviewing a law which requires women to cover their heads, and which triggered more than two months of deadly protests, the Attorney General said. The review team met on Wednesday with parliament’s cultural commission “and will see the results in a week or two”, the Attorney General said. Iran’s top security body, the Supreme …

Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state
2 years, 2 months ago

Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state

The Hindu  

In the propagation of the myth of all-round vulnerability of women lies the strength of the Iranian state. The slightest sign of digression, let alone defiance, as in the case of Mahsa Amini who was arrested by morality police for dress code violation, is considered a challenge to age-old male hegemony. At a time when Iranian women are beginning to …

How Iran protests against hijab rule has called for action across the Arab world
2 years, 2 months ago

How Iran protests against hijab rule has called for action across the Arab world

Firstpost  

In the Arab world, including in Iraq, the protests have attracted attention and women are gathering online to offer solidarity to Iranian women struggling under the country’s harsh theocratic regime Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab …

Iranian Women Roar Against Hijab Rules After Mahsa Amina's Death: News18 Explains Row & Protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Iranian Women Roar Against Hijab Rules After Mahsa Amina's Death: News18 Explains Row & Protests

News 18  

As public anger rises in Iran, three deaths were reported during the protests over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the “morality police,” who enforce a strict dress code. Protesters marched down Hijab Street, or “headscarf street,” in central Tehran, denouncing the morality police, according to the ISNA news agency. According to a statement issued …

Iran Hijab Row : Watch this Detailed report on Hijab Controversy | Mahsa Amini
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran Hijab Row : Watch this Detailed report on Hijab Controversy | Mahsa Amini

ABP News  

The death of a 22-year-old woman following arrest by Tehran's "morality police" during a visit to the capital on September 13 has triggered fresh protests in Iran. Protesters took to Hijab Street or "headscarf street" in central Tehran protesting against the morality police, the ISNA news agency reported. Police Response Tehran police chief General Hossein Rahimi said on Monday that …

Iran: Women take off Hijab, protest Mahsa Amini's death after detention by 'Morality Police' | VIDEO
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran: Women take off Hijab, protest Mahsa Amini's death after detention by 'Morality Police' | VIDEO

India TV News  

Highlights Several Iranian women took to the streets in Western Iran on Saturday. Iranian women protest: Several Iranian women took to the streets in Western Iran on Saturday, and took off their Hijabs as a mark of protest against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being detained by the 'morality police'. Multiple videos that are going …

Iran: Teenage girls arrested for not wearing hijab during skateboarding event
2 years, 5 months ago

Iran: Teenage girls arrested for not wearing hijab during skateboarding event

Op India  

Iranian officials have reportedly arrested a number of juvenile girls and others for not wearing hijabs during a skateboarding event in Shiraz, a city in southern Iran. A video purportedly depicting Tuesday’s ‘Go Skateboarding Day’ celebration on Chamran Boulevard in Shiraz went viral on social media in Iran, infuriating orthodox religious conservatives in a country where all women and young …

Lesson from Iran: When It Starts with Hijab, It Doesn’t End Too Well for Women Empowerment
2 years, 10 months ago

Lesson from Iran: When It Starts with Hijab, It Doesn’t End Too Well for Women Empowerment

News 18  

This week’s events in Indian state of Karnataka have come as a huge shock for those who have witnessed counter-movements against imposition of hijab across the world. In a series of events that have now turned violent, a section of female students at Women’s PU College in Udupi, Karnataka first started protesting against their college administration for not allowing them …

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