Authoritarian regimes often enforce strict clothing laws to assert their dominance over their citizens' physical and ...

Tehran began using aerial drone surveillance and a new facial recognition software in April 2024 to monitor hijab compliance ...

Traditional Kurdish clothing shops in Iran’s western Kurdish areas (Rojhelat) have noticed a growing demand for Kurdish ...

Iran’s intelligence service has summoned dozens of people and instructed them not to wear traditional Kurdish clothing during Newroz celebrations later this month, a watchdog said on Friday.

A United Nations group has accused Iran of committing serious human rights violations following the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini ...

I was trying to get into her life,” Khalid Mehdiyev said of targeting activist Masih Alinejad. “I was trying to get the easy ...

Kristy Sparow/EPA, via Shutterstock “The Women-Life-Freedom movement was a pivotal point in Iranian cinema,” Mr ... or through their choice of music and clothes — that their lifestyles ...

Iranian women, on the other hand ... He has been forced to cut back on his own purchases. He buys clothes every eight months, instead of every four months. He travels less often.

NEW YORK (AP) — Masih Alinejad, the charismatic Iranian dissident and journalist who prosecutors say was targeted by her former homeland’s government for assassination, is set to testify Tuesday at ...