By Ahmed Vahdat Source: The Telegraph Iran has introduced 2,000 new morality police units in reaction to what officials call an “increasing defiance” of the compulsory wearing of hijabs. The …
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ITALY — A young actress plays the role of Giorgia, 10, forced to marry Paolo, 47, during a happening organised by Amnesty International to denounce child marriage, on October 27, …
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Source: Amnesty International Iranian authorities must stop harassing, arresting and imprisoning women’s rights defenders peacefully protesting against Iran’s degrading and discriminatory forced veiling laws, and release those detained …
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Source: BBC An Iranian who became the first woman from her country to contest an official boxing match says she has cancelled her return home from France after …
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By Julien Pretot Source: Reuters ROYAN, France – Two years after a clandestine impromptu training session on the hills of Tehran, Sadaf Khadem will become the first Iranian woman …
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Source: Amnesty International Before they even reach adulthood, Iran is ending their lives. There are scores of young offenders on death row in Iran, and the authorities are continuing to sentence …
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Source: RadioFarda Ahmad Alamolhoda, the ultraconservative Friday Prayer leader of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, says some people are trying to undermine the importance of compulsory hijab, the head to toe cover …
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By RICK GLADSTONEJAN. 25, 2016 Iran is one of the leading executioners of juvenile offenders, despite its improved legal protections for children and a pledge more than two decades ago to end …
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December 12, 2014By Manda Zand Ervin In her speech in Georgetown University in Washington, Mrs. Clinton said “America should ’empathize’ and ‘show respect’ for its enemies” Who is the enemy that Mrs. …
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By Banafsheh Zand & Elio Bonazzi Source: PJ Media On Wednesday, November 26, a 39-year-old woman, Fatemeh Haqiqat-Pajouh, was hanged, together with nine male prisoners, in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison. In …
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