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Iran to open ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy hijab laws: Report
Tehran: The Islamic Republic of Iran is reportedly planning to open a ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defied the country’s mandatory hijab laws. According to a report by The Guardian on Thursday, November 14,…
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‘Hijab Bill’ passed in Iran, women to face 10 yrs in prison for violation
Tehran: Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday, September 20, passed a bill toughening penalties for women violating dress code, Iranian media reported. The ‘Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity’ bill has been approved…
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Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment
Tehran: Iran’s government are sending women for counselling in an effort to enforce regulations requiring them to cover their hair. Healthcare organisations have warned that the country’s judiciary is appropriating mental medicine…
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Iran’s proposed new Hijab plan includes a $6,000 fine
Tehran: Iranian authorities have proposed a new hijab plan that includes fines of up to 30 billion Iranian Rials ($6,000) for women who violate the country’s mandatory hijab law, local media reported.…
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Iran: Protestors use sanitary pads to cover security cameras
Tehran: As protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini continue in Iran, several photos have emerged on social media of Iranians covering CCTV cameras with sanitary pads in public transportation to…
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Iranian women protest in front of Switzerland Embassy in Tehran
Tehran: Iranian women have protested in front of the Switzerland Embassy in Tehran which also looks after the USA diplomatic interests in Iran. Demonstrating against the terror attack at the Shah-e-Cherag shrine…
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Urvashi Rautela chops hair in support of Iranian women protesters
Mumbai: After calling herself a victim of “bullying” online, and comparing her situation to that of Mahsa Amini, Urvashi Rautela has decided to chop off her hair to extend support to Iranian…
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Iran: Billboard depicting well-known hijab-clad women disappears
Tehran: A huge image of dozens of well-known Iranian women wearing headscarf disappeared from a billboard in Tehran on Friday, after it drew criticism amid protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa…
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Mahsa Amini’s family receives death threats from Iran govt, claims cousin
Tehran: The family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who died while in the custody of the morality police said that they had received death threats and warnings not to participate…
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French actresses cut their hair in solidarity with Iranian women
Oscar-winning French actresses cut some of their hair, in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran, following the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, by the so-called morality police. Instagram account Soutien…
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Nine foreigners arrested over anti-hijab protests: Iran govt
Tehran: Iran’s intelligence ministry says it has arrested nine foreigners over recent anti-hijab protests sweeping the country. In a statement carried by the state-run news agency IRNA, the ministry said Friday that…
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