Iran Protests

Taraneh Alidoosti arrested: How Iran is trying to make an example of top actor of Oscar-winning movie

Alidoosti is one of Iran's best-known actors both domestically and globally. But for the Islamic regime, she is now only one of the 18,450 people who have been arrested in connection with the demonstrations sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

Iran: How the self-immolation of football fan Sahar Khodayari threw light on the stadium ban on women

Disguised as a man, Khodayari entered the Azadi Stadium in Tehran to attend her favourite club Esteghlal FC's match in March 2019 but she was caught by the security guards and arrested

Iran protesters return to streets during fire festival, burn hijabs & Khamenei's posters

The demonstrations in Iran have been met with a brutal security crackdown, and according to rights groups over 500 protesters have been killed since September 2022

Iran's official in-charge for enforcing hijab, chastity caught having gay sex on camera, fired

Tsaghati is known for establishing a cultural center that promotes piety and advocates for women's adherence to wearing the hijab. His removal from office comes as authorities claim to have had no prior knowledge of his actions

'Killing machine' Iran snuffed out life of 582 people in 2022; over 150 executed so far this year

Iran's penal code allows execution by methods that include firing squad, stoning and even crucifixion, but all executions in the recent years have been carried out by hanging

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

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

Mahsa Amini not forgotten in Iran six months after death

The 22-year ethnic Kurd became a household name inside Iran, a rallying point for demands for change. Around the world, she became a hero for women's rights campaigners and a symbol for Western opponents of the Islamic republic

Veiled protest: Iran orders woman pharmacists to wear hijab, male colleagues join in too, but for mockery

Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, ordered pharmacies to force their female staff to wear black veils at workplace

Crisis over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings escalates

It remains unclear who or what is responsible since the alleged poisonings began in November in the Shiite holy city of Qom. Reports now suggest schools across 21 of Iran's 30 provinces have seen suspected cases, with girls' schools the site of nearly all the incidents

Authorities arrest 4 people linked to poisoning schoolgirls in Iran

Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi also called on Tehran's police force to look into any inappropriate treatment of the woman who was seen being attacked in the video