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USCIRF Commissioner calls for the end of mandatory hijab laws

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement the USCIRF Commissioner called for the end of mandatory hijab laws . USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: "Prosecuting Iranians calling to end mandatory hijab laws is a content-based restriction on expression that violates freedom of religion or belief." https://t.co/AUa3ZzRMNz— USCIRF (@USCIRF) April 20, 2023 This call was supported by the annual USCIRF publication of Religious Freedom …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCRIF expressed grave concern for Hamid Gharehassanlou, a Gonabadi Sufi sentenced to death for ‘corruption on Earth’ after peacefully protesting the killing of #HadisNajafi. His wife Farzaneh was tortured & sentenced to 25 years in prison” Cmmr @StephenSchneck: “We are gravely concerned for Hamid Gharehassanlou, a Gonabadi Sufi sentenced to death for 'corruption on …

VOA – Iran’s new domestic surveillance program for enforcing its mandatory hijab law is having a shaky start, with many women appearing to ignore it, lawyers sharply criticizing it and activists observed to be plotting to subvert it. Iranian state media said the program went into effect April 15. A week earlier, Iran’s national police chief, Ahmad Reza Radan, said …

VOA – An Iranian city prosecutor has announced an agreement between the judiciary, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the so-called morality police to form a special force to deal with women who refuse to comply with compulsory veiling. “Based on the memorandum of understanding between the judiciary, the Revolutionary Guards, and the morality police of Isfahan province, teams will …

Al-Monitor — State TV has long been recognized as one of the most powerful and influential institutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, in the past two years, Vahid Jalili, a hard-line figure, has taken the helm causing concern even among conservatives, with his primary goal to promote the Islamic Republic’s ideology in the most hard-line and extreme way. In 2021, a …

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