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Iran holds back 'hijab and chastity law' proposing stricter penalties for girls not covering head

Iran holds back 'hijab and chastity law' proposing stricter penalties for girls not covering head

Dec 18, 2024, at 02:02 am

Iran has held back imposing the "hijab and chastity law" which proposes stricter penalties for girls and women who do not fully cover their hair, forearms, or lower legs, including fines, and imprisonment of up to 15 years.

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 08:38 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.