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UN experts call on Iran to repeal strict new hijab law

UN experts call on Iran to repeal strict new hijab law

Dec 14, 2024, at 03:38 am

Iranian women and girls now face prison terms of up to 15 years and possible death sentences for failing to wear a hijab, through a new strict law on religious dress and behaviour that was due to take effect on Friday.

Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts

Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts

Sep 02, 2023, at 09:22 pm

A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern on Friday over a new draft law in Iran sanctioning new punishments for women and girls who fail to wear the headscarf, or hijab, in public.

Iran: Oscar-winning movie actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested over anti-hijab protests

Iran: Oscar-winning movie actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested over anti-hijab protests

Dec 18, 2022, at 08:26 pm

Tehran/IBNS: Taraneh Alidoosti, who acted in the 2016 Oscar-winning film "The Salesman", was arrested for supporting the anti-hijab protest in Iran, AFP reported citing Tasnim news agency.