The oppression of women has continued for months since the restrictions on women’s civil rights. Iranian authorities have announced that cameras have been placed in public places and main streets to detect uncovered women who defied the strict dress code imposed by the government of the Islamic Republic. In a statement released by Mizan Adli […]
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“The headscarf remains mandatory for women: it’s a symbol of civilization”
The headscarf, the veil worn by women in the Islamic tradition, remains mandatory and will no doubt be the same in the future. This is the view expressed by the Iranian Ministry of Interior regarding the headscarf of Islamic women: For the Iranian regime, the headscarf is a matter of “civilization”. The statement came amid […]
More than 100 arrests for poisoned schoolgirls
Iran has announced that it has arrested more than 100 people across the country for poisoning thousands of schoolgirls in uncertain circumstances, accusing the unidentified perpetrators of affiliation with “hostile” groups. Reports had started since late November: many students experienced fainting, nausea, choking and other symptoms after reporting “unpleasant” smells in the school building, and […]
Thousands of schoolgirls poisoned in Iran: “Revenge of the regime”
There have been mysterious cases of poisoning in schools in Iran since the end of November, involving mostly female students, sometimes male students, parents and teachers. According to officials, the reports will be in the thousands. A number of new cases have been reported in recent days, including a series of high school girl poisonings […]
‘Students gassed’: Tehran’s new edition
Another case of drunk schoolgirls in Iran, with more than 650 cases since November. As the news agency reported my classificationWhile 35 students of the ‘Khayyam’ girls’ school in Pardis city in Tehran province were hospitalized, emergency services were sent to the school to check the situation. None are in danger of dying, but some […]
Iranian chess champion exiled for refusing to wear veil
She refused to wear the veil during world championships, so Iranian chess champion Sara Khadem now has to live in exile. The 25-year-old’s last match was during the competition in Kazakhstan on December 26 last year, when the young player chose not to wear a headscarf as a form of solidarity with the country’s months-long […]