Essay: The Taliban’s harsh new ‘vice and virtue’ laws are a throwback to the oppression of the 1990s – especially for the women of Afghanistan
KAMBAIZ RAFI, of Durham University, looks at the context surrounding the recent announcement of new “vice and virtue” laws targeting women in Afghanistan…
Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran custody was “unlawful”, says UN mission
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran’s morality police was “unlawful” and caused by violence and that women in the country remain subjected to wide-ranging discrimination. The death of 22-year-old Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman, in September, 2022, while […]
Iranian teenager Armita Geravand dies after alleged confrontation – IRNA
Reuters Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country’s hijab law, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. “Unfortunately, she went into a coma for some time after suffering from brain damage. She died a few minutes ago,” IRNA reported. Geravand had been pronounced […]
Risking revival of unrest, Iran rulers tighten curbs on dissent
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iran’s clerical rulers are clamping down on dissent ahead of the anniversary of the death of a young woman in morality police custody, fearing a revival of nationwide protests that rocked the Islamic Republic for months. Journalists, lawyers, activists, human rights advocates and students have been arrested, summoned or faced […]
Iranian city shops shut after strike call, judiciary blames “rioters”
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, while the head of the judiciary blamed what he called “rioters” for threatening shopkeepers. Iran has been rocked by nationwide unrest following the death of […]
Iran protesters call for strike, prosecutor says morality police shut down
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut down. There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry […]
Iran’s Khamenei backs police over Mahsa Amini protests, may signal tougher crackdown
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iran’s supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher crackdown to quell unrest more than two weeks since she died. In his first remarks addressing the 22-year-old’s death after her […]
Iran protests over young woman’s death continue, 83 said killed
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of young woman in police custody, state and social media reported, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations. Mahsa Amini, 22, from the Iranian Kurdish town […]
Iran’s President says Amini’s death is “tragic incident”, but “chaos” unacceptable
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had “saddened” everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that “chaos” would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini’s death. Amini’s death two weeks ago has sparked anti-government protests across Iran, […]
Iran protests spread, death toll rises as internet curbed
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iranian authorities and a Kurdish rights group reported rising death tolls on Wednesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality police fuelled protests for a fifth day and fresh restrictions were placed on social media. Iranian media and a local prosecutor said four people were […]