The Iranian judiciary says two organisers of a marathon have been arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to take part. The move comes after images appeared online of unveiled women ...

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have arrested two organisers of a marathon on Kish island, the judiciary said o, after images ...

Two people who organised a marathon in Iran where a number of women athletes competed without wearing veils have been ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei asserts that women can actively participate in all aspects of life according to ...

TEHRAN, Dec 3, 2025 (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the ...

“The lack of will to promulgate a law approved by the parliament and the failure to implement the Islamic Penal Code have ...

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi vowed Wednesday that the Islamic republic's mandatory dress code, including laws requiring women to wear the hijab, or headscarf, would be enforced as a growing number ...

It has been a legal requirement to have a veil mandatorily since the 1979 Islamic revolution, which had replaced the ...

Iran is trying to reimpose strict dress codes months after a wave of unrest in which women and girls removed their headscarves in protest following the death of a young woman who had been detained by ...

Iranian politician Ali Shamkhani is being accused of “hypocrisy” over a resurfaced video reportedly showing his daughter’s wedding ceremony. Shamkhani was part of the government when Iran arrested ...

Iranian authorities may be using new technology to help enforce the country's strict dress code for women, expanding the use of facial recognition technology to issue fines and other penalties for ...

The marathon took place on Kish Island off the southern coast of Iran and around 2,000 women and 3,000 men competed in the ...