Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country’s southeast, even as the nation’s intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Meanwhile, a top official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it had “managed to achieve” having so-called hypersonic missiles, without providing any evidence. Shouts of “Death to the Dictator” could be heard — a common chant in the protests targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “This means the Islamic Republic of Iran’s new missile can pass through both terrestrial air defense systems and the super-expensive extraterrestrial systems that could target missiles beyond the earth atmosphere.” Iranian officials have kept up their threats against the demonstrators and the wider world. The broadcaster in recent days said the Metropolitan Police warned that two of its British-Iranian journalists faced threats from Iran that “represent an imminent, credible and significant risk to their lives and those of their families.” Last week, U.S. officials said Saudi Arabia shared intelligence with America that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom.

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatens Israel and the US with 'crushing response'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatens Israel and the US with 'crushing response'

ABC  

Iran's supreme leader is threatening Israel and the US with "a crushing response" following strikes on Iran and its allies. One dead in Beirut strikes as Israel captures 'Hezbollah operative' On Saturday, an Israeli strike on an abandoned building in south Beirut killed one person and injured 15, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Rockets fired from Lebanon injure 11, Israeli …

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at two Iranian military bases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at two Iranian military bases

The Independent  

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Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Iranian Military Bases in the Persian Gulf
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Iranian Military Bases in the Persian Gulf

Deccan Chronicle  

Satellite images show damage from an Israeli attack at two secretive Iranian military bases. The attacks damaged facilities at a base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program.

What we know about reported strike on Iran
8 months ago

What we know about reported strike on Iran

New Indian Express  

TEHRAN: Explosions rocked Iran's central Isfahan province on Friday, according to state media, while US officials told American news outlets that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on the Islamic republic. Early Friday, Iran's Fars news agency said "three explosions" were heard near the Shekari army airbase in the northwest of Isfahan province. Iran's Tasnim news agency said the "nuclear …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals

The Hindu  

Iran's commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard General Hossein Salami said “no threat will go unanswered” in retaliation on April 5 for the airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital and killed seven of the guard's members. The marches in the capital, Tehran, along with protests in other Iranian cities, came at a time …

Terror strike in Iran is ominous
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Terror strike in Iran is ominous

Hindustan Times  

Two massive bomb blasts, that targeted large crowds participating in a procession marking the fourth anniversary of the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, killed 84 people and injured hundreds more, prompting Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to pledge a “harsh response”. Iran’s leadership has been guarded about ascribing blame for the blasts, with the foreign ministry issuing …

Thousands march in Brussels on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands march in Brussels on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Firstpost  

The protests that followed the death of Amini, arrested for allegedly flouting the Islamic Republic’s mandatory dress code, spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to the Iranian authorities in years Iranian emigres marched in Brussels on Friday, the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman whose death in the custody …

Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini

Al Jazeera  

Security forces have been positioned in Tehran and other cities as Iran marks one year since the death of Mahsa Amini. Tehran, Iran – Saturday marks one year since Mahsa Amini died, sparking protests across Iran and leading to a chain of events, the effects of which remain fresh in the minds of Iranians. The issue of hijab and women’s …

Security forces are seen across Iran as country prepares for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

Security forces are seen across Iran as country prepares for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Volunteer members of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard could be seen on the streets Friday in western Iran as the country neared one year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody, prompting protests that challenged the country’s theocratic rule. From the White House, President Joe Biden issued a lengthy statement on Friday acknowledging the anniversary …

Ahead of protest anniversary, Iran summons Australian envoy over remarks on human rights
1 year, 3 months ago

Ahead of protest anniversary, Iran summons Australian envoy over remarks on human rights

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran summoned Australia’s envoy to the Mideast country to protest the latest round of sanctions imposed on Tehran over what Canberra decries as violations of human rights, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. The report said Australia’s chargé d’affaires was called in to Iran’s foreign ministry over “interventionist remarks” by Australia and the new sanctions …

Iran’s top leader defends hard-line approach toward West, blames protests on ‘thugs and villains’
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran’s top leader defends hard-line approach toward West, blames protests on ‘thugs and villains’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday defended his tough approach to the West, saying compromise would only invite further hostility from Iran’s enemies and blaming recent anti-government protests on “thugs and villains.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks come amid an intensifying standoff with Western countries over Iran’s nuclear program, which has made major advances in the five …

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups. “The prosecution relied on forced ‘confessions,’ and the indictment was riddled with irregularities that reveal this was a politically motivated case,” Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the New York-based Center for Human Rights …

Calls for change in Iran reach even Shiite heartland of Qom
1 year, 10 months ago

Calls for change in Iran reach even Shiite heartland of Qom

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s city of Qom is one of the country’s most important centers for Shiite Muslim clerics, packed with religious schools and revered shrines. They should have been enlightened and guided.” Qom, some 125 kilometers southwest of Iran’s capital, Tehran, draws millions of pilgrims each year and is home to half of the country’s Shiite clerics. …

Iran International moves shows to Washington, citing threats
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran International moves shows to Washington, citing threats

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Farsi-language satellite news channel based in London long critical of Iran’s theocractic government said Saturday it had moved its broadcasts to Washington “to protect the safety of its journalists” after being targeted by Tehran. Iran International described making the decision after London’s Metropolitan Police told it “about the existence of serious and immediate threats …

Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters in Iran marched through the streets of multiple cities overnight in the most widespread demonstration in weeks amid the monthslong unrest that’s gripped the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show Friday. Videos showed demonstrations in Iran’s capital, Tehran, as well as in the cities of Arak, Isfahan, Izeh in Khuzestan province and Karaj, …

Anti-government protests hit Iranian cities for first time in weeks
1 year, 10 months ago

Anti-government protests hit Iranian cities for first time in weeks

LA Times  

Thousands of people gathered outside Los Angeles City Hall on Feb. 11 to protest the Iranian government. Protesters in Iran marched in multiple cities overnight in the most widespread demonstration in weeks amid the months-long unrest that has gripped the Islamic Republic, online videos appeared to show Friday. Videos showed demonstrations in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as well as in …

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far

Firstpost  

Experts say security forces have shown “a flagrant disregard for human life,” after a protest movement against the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has subsided since November last year. Paris: In a move that is considered to create fear as protests shake the country, Iranian authorities have executed 55 people this year, said Norway-based Iran Human Rights, adding that …

‘Killing spree’ in Iran as government crushes dissent
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Killing spree’ in Iran as government crushes dissent

Al Jazeera  

Iran recently executed a British-Iranian national, Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defence minister, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. Akbari’s execution came as Iranian authorities crushed anti-government protests and carried out four other executions. Nationwide anti-government demonstrations erupted in Iran in September after the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who morality police had detained for violating …

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns
1 year, 11 months ago

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns

NPR  

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Iranian government carried out two executions over the weekend, prompting more international condemnations over its attempt to crush several months of anti-government protests. He says there needs to be more of a connection between the demonstrators inside Iran and members of the large Iranian diaspora around …

Iran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars amid anti-hijab protests: Media
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars amid anti-hijab protests: Media

New Indian Express  

Protests have gripped Iran since the September 16 death of Iranian-Kurdish Amini, 22, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women. Fars news agency quoted a senior police officer who said the "new stage" of the Nazer-1 programme -- "surveillance" in Persian -- was being rolled out "across the country …

Year Ender 2022: Iran protests that challenged the regime pushing for change
1 year, 11 months ago

Year Ender 2022: Iran protests that challenged the regime pushing for change

Hindustan Times  

More than 100 days of protests in Iran have shattered taboos and shaken the ideological pillars of the Islamic republic in a push for change that has defied a fierce crackdown. Iran, for its part, accuses hostile foreign powers of stoking the "riots", chiefly its arch-foe the United States but also other Western nations such as Britain and France as …

Iran: Authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie on charges of spreading falsehoods about anti-hijab protests
2 years ago

Iran: Authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie on charges of spreading falsehoods about anti-hijab protests

Firstpost  

The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie ‘The Salesman,’ was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes allegedly committed during the protests Cairo: Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most renowned actresses Saturday on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests …

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'
2 years ago

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'

Firstpost  

Demonstrations have swept Iran for nearly three months since Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country’s strict hijab dress code for women Tehran: Amid ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran, dozens could face execution for taking part in demonstrations being held over the …

Iran triggers outrage with first execution over protests
2 years ago

Iran triggers outrage with first execution over protests

Firstpost  

Mohsen Shekari had been convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding one of the security guards during the early phase of the protests Paris: Iran carried out its first known execution Thursday over the protests that have shaken the regime since September, sparking an international outcry and warnings from rights groups that more hangings are imminent. …

‘Who’s the dictator?’ asks Iran’s Raisi as protests continue
2 years ago

‘Who’s the dictator?’ asks Iran’s Raisi as protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Top officials this week visited universities, which have seen many rounds of protests since September. The president visited Tehran University on Wednesday morning, where he delivered a speech to mark Students’ Day, and reiterated that there was a distinction between protests and “riots” – a word authorities regularly use to describe the country’s unrest, which has lasted close to three …

Iran says more than 200 killed in country’s continuing unrest
2 years ago

Iran says more than 200 killed in country’s continuing unrest

Al Jazeera  

Iran interior ministry’s state security council provides its first death toll relating to months-long anti-government protests. Tehran, Iran – A security body in Iran has provided its first official assessment of continuing unrest across the country, saying more than 200 people have been killed since September. In a statement published on Saturday, the state security council of the Iranian interior …

Iranian man shot dead by state forces after celebrating Iran's World Cup elimination, human rights group says
2 years ago

Iranian man shot dead by state forces after celebrating Iran's World Cup elimination, human rights group says

ABC  

Iranian authorities have shot and killed a man celebrating the country's elimination from the 2022 World Cup, according to a human rights group, as the Islamic Republic intensified its attempt to quash dissent in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death in September. Key points: Human rights group says Iranian authorities shot Mehran Samak in the head as he celebrated Iran's …

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest
2 years ago

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest

The Hindu  

An Iranian general on November 28 acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. That estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based group that has been closely tracking the protests since they erupted after …

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher
2 years ago

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher

ABC  

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. Key points: The General was quoted saying that more than 300 people have been killed, including "martyrs" He also suggested many of those killed were ordinary Iranians not involved in the …

Iranian official admits more than 300 people have been killed in nation-wide anti-regime protests
2 years ago

Iranian official admits more than 300 people have been killed in nation-wide anti-regime protests

Daily Mail  

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. The nationwide protests were sparked by the woman's death, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, but rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of the Islamic theocracy that has governed Iran since its 1979 …

Niece of Iran’s supreme leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran over protest crackdown
2 years ago

Niece of Iran’s supreme leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran over protest crackdown

LA Times  

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting with a group of paramilitary members in Tehran on Saturday. The niece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling on people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran over its violent suppression of anti-government protests. Iran said it would not cooperate with a United Nations fact-finding …

Iran leader praises force tasked with quashing protests
2 years ago

Iran leader praises force tasked with quashing protests

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Iran’s supreme leader praised paramilitary volunteers tasked with quashing dissent on Saturday in a televised address as dozens of eye doctors warned that a rising number of demonstrators have been blinded by security forces during anti-government protests. Khamenei’s comments came a day after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with a group of Basij members and praised their efforts …

Iran situation 'critical' as protests continue and death toll mounts, UN rights chief says
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran situation 'critical' as protests continue and death toll mounts, UN rights chief says

ABC  

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the situation in Iran is "critical", describing a hardening of authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months. Key points: The UN says more than 300 people have been killed in Iran so far, including more than 40 children Iran's World Cup team …

Iran arrests actors Ghaziani, Riahi for publicly removing headscarves: state media
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran arrests actors Ghaziani, Riahi for publicly removing headscarves: state media

The Hindu  

Iran has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the protest movement and removed their headscarves in public in an apparent act of defiance against the regime, state media reported Sunday. Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were both detained after being summoned by prosecutors in a probe into their “provocative” social media posts and media activity, the state-run IRNA …

‘Say her name, Mahsa Amini’: Iran protests arrive at World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Say her name, Mahsa Amini’: Iran protests arrive at World Cup

Al Jazeera  

Iran football fans use the Iran-England match to raise their voices in support of those protesting in their country. Doha, Qatar – Chants of “Say her name, Mahsa Amini,” reverberated among protesters outside Khalifa International Stadium ahead of Iran’s first match of the World Cup 2022 against England. “My people in Iran are under a lot of pressure and are …

Children among dead as Iran sees large protests, strikes
2 years, 1 month ago

Children among dead as Iran sees large protests, strikes

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Iran are dealing with a three-day surge in protests as the West ramps up pressure over human rights concerns. Tehran, Iran – At least two children are among more than a dozen people killed during the latest surge in protests across Iran, which have taken place on the anniversary of a previous round of protests three years ago. …

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters
2 years, 1 month ago

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests, faulting its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to ratchet up scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it …

In Iran protests, the long fight for freedoms
2 years, 1 month ago

In Iran protests, the long fight for freedoms

The Hindu  

“In our dream, wind will blow into women’s hairs, in our dream, children will not be forced to learn ideologies of the Middle Ages, in our dreams, no one will attack girls’ schools… no one will shoot at them from behind”, was the line of Hamed Esmaeilion. Demonstrations have spread across Iran’s cities and university campuses, with large crowds in …

Thousands gather in Iran to protest 'Bloody Friday' security force crackdown as nationwide unrest continues
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands gather in Iran to protest 'Bloody Friday' security force crackdown as nationwide unrest continues

ABC  

Thousands of Iranians have protested in the nation's south-east to mark a September crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday". Key points: United Nations experts have urged Iran to stop targeting protestors as unrest continues across the country Video has emerged of an Iranian archer removing her headscarf during an award ceremony in Tehran Iran plans to hold public …

Iran Protests: Actor Taraneh Alidoosti poses without hijab
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran Protests: Actor Taraneh Alidoosti poses without hijab

Firstpost  

Taraneh Alidoosti’s apparent act of defiance comes as weeks of protests have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini Tehran: One of Iran’s most prominent actors on Wednesday posted an image of herself on social media without the headscarf mandatory for women in the Islamic republic. Taraneh Alidoosti’s apparent act of defiance comes as weeks of protests have …

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

The Hindu  

Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday, November 10, 2022, with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast, even as the nation's intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Shouts of “Death to the Dictator” could be heard — a common chant in the protests targeting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

Protests rage on Iran’s streets as officials renew threats of harsh crackdown
2 years, 1 month ago

Protests rage on Iran’s streets as officials renew threats of harsh crackdown

LA Times  

A woman who has painted her face attends a protest in Rome against the death of Mahsa Amini, who died while in police custody in Iran. Meanwhile, a top official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it had “achieved” the acquisition of so-called hypersonic missiles, without providing any evidence. They commemorated the Sept. 30 crackdown in Zahedan, a city in …

Iranian lawmakers demand ‘no leniency’ for protesters as mass demonstrations continue
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian lawmakers demand ‘no leniency’ for protesters as mass demonstrations continue

CNN  

CNN — Iranian lawmakers have urged the country’s judiciary to “show no leniency” to protesters in a letter cited by state-run Press TV on Sunday, as thousands of people continue to rally on the streets despite the threat of arrest. Lawmakers added that such a punishment – the methods of which were not specified – would “prove to all that …

Iran Marks 1979 US Embassy Takeover Amid Nationwide Protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran Marks 1979 US Embassy Takeover Amid Nationwide Protests

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Friday marked the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as its theocracy faces nationwide protests after the September death of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the country’s morality police. Iran’s government has not offered an overall death toll, with one state newspaper even making the counterfactual …

Videos: Young Iranians knock turbans off clerics as part of anti-hijab protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Videos: Young Iranians knock turbans off clerics as part of anti-hijab protests

Hindustan Times  

As protests over the killing of Mahsa Amini continued in Iran, visuals of young Iranians knocking turbans off clerics were seen. In videos widely shared on social media, Iranians can be seen knocking turbans off clerics as part of the ongoing anti-hijab protests. Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: Young Iranians have been seen knocking turbans off clerics. Protests continued in Iran despite …

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down

The Hindu  

Iranian protesters rallied again Sunday, defying an order by the powerful Revolutionary Guards to stop the demonstrations—now in their seventh week—sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Students gathered overnight and Sunday across Iran, even after Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, had warned demonstrators: “Do not come to the streets!” Amini, 22, died in …

In Frames | Iran protests: Bare heads, steely hearts
2 years, 1 month ago

In Frames | Iran protests: Bare heads, steely hearts

The Hindu  

Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman of Kurdish origin, was arrested by the country’s “morality police” for an alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress code for women. The protests on the streets of Mahabad, Iran’s Kurdish city, erupted again after a protester was killed in a rally commemorating the 40th day since Mahsa Amini’s death. Many women took to the streets …

Iran’s guards head warns protesters: ’Today is last day of riots’
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran’s guards head warns protesters: ’Today is last day of riots’

Live Mint  

The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets, in a sign that security forces may intensify their crackdown on unrest sweeping the country. Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police last month, …

Activists say Iranian forces shot at protesters, killing 2
2 years, 1 month ago

Activists say Iranian forces shot at protesters, killing 2

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian security forces opened fire Friday on demonstrators in a southeastern city that has seen weeks of unrest amid nationwide demonstrations, activists said. The protests across Iran have become the greatest threat to the country’s theocratic government since the 2009 Green Movement demonstrations, evolving from focusing on women’s rights and the state-mandated headscarf, or hijab, …

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