Woman sentenced to 74 lashes for allegedly violating public morality. In Iran, the woman was punished for sharing the picture of her head uncovered on social media. People are protesting against the incident all over the world. Activists and politicians described the punishment as ‘inhumane’. According to the report of ‘Misan’, an industry website here, … Read more
EPAA protester with photos of victims of the Iranian regime, including Amini NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 00:48 The brother and parents of the Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini has been stopped by authorities at an airport in Iran. They were on their way to France to receive an important European human rights award. Their passports were confiscated at the … Read more
AFPEA woman at a protest in New York on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 00:24 Iranian security forces yesterday cracked down on protests in Kurdish areas of the country. Yesterday marked one year since the young Iranian Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by religious police. According to state-affiliated media, “counter-revolutionaries” and … Read more
EPA NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 06:27 Lennard Swolfs Foreign editor Lennard Swolfs Foreign editor “Woman, life, freedom!” rang out in the streets of Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, exactly one year ago on Saturday. She was violently arrested by the moral police because, according to the officers, she was wearing her headscarf too loosely. … Read more
Showed support for the protests; Iran banned the director Tehran: Iran has banned the famous director Masoud Kimiyai from traveling after he expressed his support for the protests in Iran. The action was taken on the grounds that it supported the ongoing protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, who was killed in an attack … Read more
BBC NOS News•today, 22:06 Astiyazh Haghighi (21) and her fiancé Amir Mohammad Ahmadi (22) were arrested in November. That happened after they posted the video on their Instagram accounts, says a source the BBC. The two together have more than two million followers on Instagram. Haghidi would enjoy some fame as a fashion designer. The … Read more
Iran’s top diplomat said Wednesday he had “friendly talks” with his Saudi counterpart in Jordan, even as Tehran accuses Riyadh of fueling protests in the Islamic republic in recent weeks. Jordan hosted a “Baghdad II” regional summit on Tuesday aimed at defusing tensions, which brought together key Middle Eastern and international players, including Iran and … Read more
Reports say the government has decided to disband Iran’s morality police. Protests have been ongoing in the country for more than two months following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman arrested for violating the country’s dress code. ISNA news agency quoted Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montesseri as saying the moral police had nothing … Read more
The Iranian Football Federation protested on Sunday that its American counterpart removed the word “Allah” from the Islamic Republic’s flag on social media ahead of the next match between the two countries, the two arch-rivals. In a politically charged fixture, the Iranian national team will face their American counterparts in their final Group Two match … Read more
Iranian footballers Karim Ansarifard and Morteza Pouralikanji on Friday refused to answer questions about solidarity with women in their country, a day after teammate Alireza Jahanbakhsh said the questions were a ploy to distract them from the World Cup. Several Iranian male and female athletes have taken advantage of international tournaments to voice their support … Read more