Mahsa Amini

Authorities in Iran are trying to enforce laws obligating women to cover their hair by sending them into psychological treatment. While healthcare organisations warn the country’s judiciary is hijacking psychiatric medicine for…

Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests.…

The European Union slapped Iran’s Revolutionary Guards with a fresh round of sanctions in late May. But many experts question their effectiveness, saying they risk pushing Iran closer to other sanctioned states, like Russia and…

Iran on Monday held the first trial session for one of the two detained female journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini's death in custody last year, her lawyer said.  Issued on: 29/05/2023 - 15:09…

The grave of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian Kurdish woman whose death sparked a protest movement that rattled Iran’s clerical leadership, has been vandalised, according to activists and the family lawyer.…

 Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned Switzerland’s envoy in Tehran for a social media post showing Iranian protest icon Mahsa Amini, local reports said on Sunday. Months of anti-government protests were sparked by the death of 22-year-old…

Issued on: 19/05/2023 - 08:47 Iranian authorities on Friday executed three men convicted of violence against the Islamic republic's security forces during protests…

Issued on: 03/05/2023 - 20:51 Iran is one of the most repressive countries in terms of press freedom, according to an annual report released Wednesday by Reporters…

Issued on: 13/04/2023 - 08:05Modified: 13/04/2023 - 08:07 Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 that the previous years, two rights groups said on Thursday,…

Issued on: 08/04/2023 - 14:10Modified: 08/04/2023 - 14:12 In a further attempt to rein in increasing numbers of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iranian…