Iran steps up hijab crackdown on women, shuttering businesses
Al-Monitor — Iran's authorities have expanded their crackdown on violations of the country's controversial hijab laws, targeting shopping centers and private businesses…
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Baluch Citizen Hours Away from Possible Execution
Iranwire - Iran's judiciary system may execute a young Baluch citizen tomorrow morning, a human rights activist has warned. Ismail…
Plainclothes Agents Reported To Be Enforcing Iran’s Hijab Law In Tehran
RL/RE - Plainclothes security agents are reportedly appearing in public spaces throughout the Iranian capital of Tehran, warning women to…
Dozens Languish in Iran’s Jails Without Legal Verdicts
Iranwire - In Iran, dozens of individuals who participated in nationwide protests are currently being held in prison without due…
Three Iranians Face Death Penalty over Paramilitary Member’s Killing
Iranwire - Iran's judiciary has charged three people with "waging war against God," a charge that could carry the death…
Plea to Save Iranian-Swedish Scholar in Death Row
Iranwire - An international network protecting academic freedom reiterated its call for the immediate release of an Iranian-Swedish scholar who…
German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd at Imminent Risk of Execution
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - The Islamic Republic’s Judiciary Spokesperson announced the confirmation of 67-year-old German-Iranian citizen, Jamshid Sharmahd’s death…
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Approves MAHSA Act
iranintl - US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously advanced on Wednesday the MAHSA Act, aimed at imposing more…
Three Iranian Journalists Given Five Days to Present Defense in Court
Iranwire - Prosecutors in Tehran’s Evin prison summoned three women journalists on April 26 and gave them five days to…
Iran Closing Businesses Not Abiding by Hijab Law
VOA - Iranian authorities have been shutting down a large number of shops and businesses around the country they say…