An Iranian court on Monday freed on bail a female singer who performed in an online concert two weeks ago without adhering to the strict Islamic dress code, local media reported.

The strict dress codes imposed on women and girls, which have been treated as a national security priority by the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran for decades, have previously triggered ...

The controversial bill, approved by Iran's parliament in September 2023, seeks to impose harsher penalties on women who refuse to wear headscarves, or hijabs, and on businesses that serve them.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Iranian women, without wearing their mandatory Islamic headscarves, walk in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday ...

Iran has paused the implementation of a new, stricter law requiring women to wear the hijab, an official said, with many observers believing that the bill could have sparked mass protests similar ...

Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 18, 2024 The comments come as his regime faces continued international scrutiny over women’s rights in Iran, particularly following widespread backlash to strict ...

TEHRAN — Iran has paused the process of implementing a stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the protests ...

An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has paused the process of ...

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the ...