November 23, 2024 02:22 (IST)
Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts
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
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.
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