Hijab

What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer

Basij, a key paramilitary militia under the IRGC, has a violent history of suppressing protests, enforcing morality laws, and committing human rights abuses, including torture and sexual abuse.

A Basij militia member patrols in Tehran following a US strike, March 5, 2026; illustrative.
IRANIANS GATHER while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026.

'Mercenaries for foreigners': Khamenei accuses Iranian protesters of acting on behalf of Trump

High school students studying classes at school

Austrian lower house passes headscarf ban for under-14s in schools

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Austrian government presses ahead with planned headscarf ban in schools


Iranian doctor fired from university for not wearing hijab

"The roaring river finds its way, even if it has to pass through hard and impenetrable rocks," wrote the doctor after she was fired.

 Iranian woman gestures while without hijab in front of security forces, October 2022

Iranian university students protest intensified suppression - report

Iranian students said that violence and intimidation by security forces have driven some students to suicidal ideation.

 Students protest against the suspension of students at Alzahra University in Tehran. October, 2022.

Hijab-wearing woman shot by police in Paris metro, condition critical

Broadcaster BFM TV and daily newspaper Le Parisien earlier cited police sources as saying the woman's behavior indicated a possible Islamist "terrorist" motivation.

 French police patrol at the Trocadero Square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as French government puts nation on its highest state of alert after a deadly knife attack in northern France, October 15, 2023.

Tehran attacks 'anti-Iranian' move to award jailed activist Nobel Peace Prize

Mohammedi, a campaigner for women's rights and against the death penalty, is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence

 Nobel Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen announces the winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2023.

Iran rights group says mother of hospitalized teenage girl arrested

Iranian authorities also deny reports by rights activists that the 16-year-old girl, Armita Geravand, was injured on Sunday in a confrontation with officers enforcing the country's Islamic dress code

 Women take part in a rally on the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini which prompted protests across the country, in Istanbul, Turkey September 16, 2023.

Iranian girl critical in hospital after alleged encounter over hijab - activists

Reports that Armita Geravand, 16, is in a coma after a confrontation with the theocracy's morality police • Government says it was just low blood pressure • German FM: It is unbearable

 Women take part in a rally on the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini which prompted protests across the country, in Istanbul, Turkey September 16, 2023.

'The price of freedom': IDF publishes Farsi video honoring Mahsa Amini

The video shows a montage of clips of Iranian anti-regime protests, graffiti messages sprayed on the wall, trees set on fire, and people being dragged in vehicles.

 A PHOTO OF Mahsa Amini is pictured at a vigil of students and activists from Delhi University in New Delhi, India, last September following her death.

'Gender apartheid': UN slams Iran's modesty laws, one year to Amini's killing

The UN said that this is "gender discrimination designed to bring the women of Iran into complete submission."

 A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini in Tehran on September 19, 2022.

Mahsa Amini's murder anniversary: Jewish singer to release song

Iraqis in Pajamas will be releasing '#MahsaAmini on September 16, the anniversary of Amini's murder by Iranian police for wearing trousers.

 Iraqis in Pajamas

Iran arrests pop star for calling on women to not wear hijab

Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on many citizens ahead of the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Thousands of Iranians head to Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez, October 26, 2022