Hundreds of schoolgirls poisoned in Iran to stop them from getting education: Report
Reportedly, Iranians were resorting to 'deliberately' poisoning school girls in order to stop them from pursuing education.
27 February, 2023
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Iran’s foreign minister cancels India visit, upset over inclusion of Iran anti-Hijab protest visuals in Raisina Dialogue promo
Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian cancels India visit after Raisina Dialogue organisers refused to remove visuals of anti-Hijab protests in Iran from promo video
17 February, 2023
Indian badminton player Tanya Hemanth forced to wear hijab during award ceremony at Iran Fajr International Challenge in Tehran
The organisers of the badminton tournament held in Iran had reportedly forced the Indian player to wear a hijab before collecting her award.
6 February, 2023
Iran executes 2 more youths involved in anti-hijab protests, 11 sentenced to jail
"Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Syed Mohammad Husseini, the two men whose crimes led to the martyrdom of Ruhollah Azmin, have been hanged to death today," the judiciary said while sentencing…
8 January, 2023
Iran voted out from UN Commission on the Status of Women after US moves resolution, India abstains from voting
Notably, the resolution received 29 votes in favour, 8 including Russia and China against it, while 16 countries abstained from voting including India.
16 December, 2022
‘Don’t read Quran after my death’: Iranian protestor in his will before execution
Majidreza Rahnavard was executed after a revolutionary court convicted him of ‘waging war against Allah’.
16 December, 2022
Iranian activist calls out ‘propaganda’ by NYT, says Iran has not abolished morality police as previously reported
Masih Alinejad, the Iranian journalist and activist Tuesday slammed The New York Times for spreading fake news that the Iranian regime has disbanded the country’s morality police.
6 December, 2022
NYT reports that the Iran govt is set to abolish the morality police, Iran govt denies reports
Iran has abolished its morality police following more than two months of demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.
4 December, 2022
Youths in Iran hit and strike turbans of Islamic clerics in protest against hijab, videos viral
Visuals of youths knocking clerics' turbans off their heads in Iran have gone viral on social media.
6 November, 2022
Iran anti-Hijab protests: 19-year-old celebrity chef Mehrshad Shahidi gets beaten to death in custody
The incident resulted in thousands of protesters taking to the streets on Saturday, during the funeral held for Shahidi. "Everyone who is killed will be supported by thousands more", the…
1 November, 2022