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Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2025
» DUBAI — Iran executed a man on Saturday who it said was convicted of spying for Israel and having ties to Iranian opposition groups, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
Have Iran's authorities given up on the mandatory hijab?
AFP, Published on 18/12/2025
» PARIS — Women swaying to dance music at a disc jockey (DJ) set, strolling without headscarves through cutting-edge art exhibitions and in coffee shops showing off trendy styles that could have come from the streets of Europe.
Iran executes man involved in 2022 uprising over women's rights
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2025
» TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday executed a man accused of killing a security officer during unrest sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary’s Mizan website reported.
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» MAZAR-I-SHARIF (AFGHANISTAN) - Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
Australian health workers suspended for threatening Israelis
The New York Times, Published on 13/02/2025
» Two Australian medical workers caught on video making threats against Israeli patients have set off an uproar in a country where there has been a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks.
Iran says student who stripped in public is ‘troubled’
News Agencies, Published on 06/11/2024
» A female student who stripped to her underwear at an Iranian university does not represent a security issue but is a “troubled individual” who is receiving treatment, a government spokesperson has said.
Reformist candidate wins Iran’s presidential election
New York Times, Published on 06/07/2024
» TEHRAN - In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday morning.
Iran presidential election will go to run-off
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2024
» Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 as no candidate secured the required 50% of votes on Friday, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Iran adds prison time for Nobel winner
New York Times, Published on 16/01/2024
» The Iranian regime sentenced Narges Mohammadi, the jailed human rights activist who received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, to 15 more months in prison, her family said Monday.
Iran's jailed Narges Mohammadi to receive Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» OSLO - The Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out in Oslo on Sunday but with the notable absence of winner Narges Mohammadi, currently in prison, who will be represented by her children.