Iranian Women
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Rights advocates condemn ‘gender apartheid’ as Iran’s morality police ramp up enforcementIran's Gen. Saeed Montazerolmahdi has said the morality police would resume notifying and detaining women not wearing hijab in public.CanadaJul 18, 2023
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‘Iranian women are furious’ over death of Mahsa Amini, dissident saysThe spur for this latest explosion of outrage was the death this month of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained on Sept. 13 for allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely.WorldSep 24, 2022
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Iran sentences woman to 10 years for ‘spying’ for BritainIran sentenced an Iranian woman to 10 years prison for spying for Britain, as tension rises between Tehran and some Western countries over its nuclear and missile programs.WorldMay 13, 2019
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Iran’s ‘Girls of Revolution Street’ risk imprisonment to protest mandatory hijabActivists say they're not opposed to women wearing the hijab, but they want them to have the right to be able to choose.WorldFeb 21, 2018
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