Mahsa Amini Death

More prison time, huge fine: What Iran’s harsh new hijab law could look like

Following last year’s anti-hijab protests, Iran is mulling harsher laws to implement its dress code. If the new draconian bill comes into force, women who refuse the wear the headscarf could face a five to 10-year prison sentence and a fine of up to 360 million Iranian rials (Rs 7 lakh)

Iran frees some well-known prisoners to appease protest movement

Iran, rocked by months of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, has released several dozen well-known prisoners in an apparent attempt to appease critics of the government.

Another Iranian sentenced to death, charged with 'enmity against God'

Arshia Takdastan was alleged to have led a 'crowd in the main square of the city of Nowshahr and committed significant criminal acts'

#FreeTaranehAlidoosti: Mark Ruffalo, Mira Nair among 600 artists demanding release of Iranian actor

The 38-year-old actor was arrested by local authorities on charges of spreading falsehoods about the ongoing demonstrations in Iran

A look back at 2022: The year of war, unrest and grief

The year 2022 was tumultuous. It was the year of war — Russia's Vladimir Putin launched an invasion in Ukraine — unrest and grief. The year started calmly, stepping out of the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to see a war upending the lives of countless and countries becoming angrier

‘Will show no mercy,’ says Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi as he vows action against protesters

Earlier in December, Iran executed two people in connection with the protests. The judiciary has said nine others have been sentenced to death, two of whom have been allowed retrials

‘To destroy beauty’: Medics reveal Iranian forces shooting female protesters at faces, breasts, genitals

Medical professionals have warned that injuries in genitals among female protesters can lead to permanent damage among young Iranians

'Pure propaganda' say activists, as suspense prevails over abolition of morality police in Iran

Amid the conflicting reports on abolition of the morality police in the country, Iranians have called for a three-day strike. They are seeking to maintain their challenge to the country's clerical rulers

‘No one killed Mahsa Amini, she died’: Iran deputy foreign minister’s stunning claim on India visit

Significantly, the day on which the Iranian minister blamed the West for orchestrating protests in Iran marks the 70th day of the uprising in the Islamic country. Violent protests have rocked Iran in the aftermath of Mahsa Amini’s death who was arrested for violating the country's rigid dress code

Watch: Amid Mahsa Amini unrest, Iranians strike to mark 2019 protests in fresh rebuff to ruling clerics

Even as protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini continue in Iran, locals on Tuesday went on strike in several cities of Iran to commemorate the 2019 protests over fuel prices, the move that is likely to add pressure on the Iran’s clerical rulers.