Iran secretly executed a man on Thursday after convicting him of killing a member of the security forces amidst mass protests that swept the country last year.
Two Iranian women journalists have been given preliminary prison sentences for national security charges on cases related to the Mahsa Amini protests, reported Al Jazeera.
Mohammadi (51), who has been a defiant voice for women's rights in Iran, has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison and has been banned from seeing her husband and children.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
rotests broke out across Iran to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who passed away while being held by Iran's morality police after being detained for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly in September last year, reported CNN.
Even as Saturday marked the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a progressive Iranian woman who stood up against the draconian Hijab rule and whose alleged custodial death sparked furious protests, the Iranian authorities detained her father, CNN reported citing Iranian jo
More than 20 Iranian individuals and entities connected to the harsh repression of protests after Mahsa Amini's death one year ago were subject to penalties by the Joe Biden administration on Friday, reported CNN.
Iran's Law enforcement forces apprehended 13 persons from Iran's Gilan province on charges related to "activities against national security," ahead of Mahsa Amini's death anniversary on September 16, Azizollah Maleki, the commander of Gilan's Law Enforcement Force said, Voice of America (VOA
Many Iranian women have chosen to start showing their hair since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after being detained by Iran’s morality police for “improperly” wearing her headscarf. Iranian celebrities, athletes and actresses have followed suit in solidarity
Experts said the Bill, which has yet to be passed, was a reminder to Iranians that the regime will not back down from its stance on the hijab despite the country's enormous protests last year, according to CNN.
Many reformist politicians in Iran are pondering whether to submit their candidacy in next February's elections since it is almost certain that the Guardian Council will disqualify their candidacies.