Iran abolishes 'morality police' in face of anti-hijab protests

Iran has suspended its so-called morality police, which penalised women for not adhering to a stringent dress code, the Iranian prosecutor general said after the anti-hijab protest continued into......

US to impose costs on Iran for crackdown against protesters: Biden

The United States will soon impose further costs on the perpetrators of violence against peaceful demonstrators who protested against the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of the morality......

Will Iranian Women Bring Down The Ayatollahs?

Mahsa Amini's tragic custodial death in Tehran has triggered protests across Iran.Defiant, jean clad women minus their tunics and hijabs are marching in unison and shouting 'Down with the......

Why Are Iranians Protesting?

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died after being detained by Iran's morality police. Mahsa was on a visit to Tehran with her family when she was detained by the police unit that enforces the......

Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab

IMAGE : Iranian chess player, Sara Khadem at a FIDE tournament. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Iranian chess player Sara Khadem has been 'warned not to return to Iran' after competing without......

Iran arrests footballers in raid at party

IMAGE: Iran fans sing the national anthem inside the stadium before the match. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football......

World Chess: Iran's Sara Khadem competes without hijab

IMAGE: Iranian chess player, Sara Khadem at a FIDE tournament. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to......

Qatar World Cup: A showcase for political tensions

'Qatari authorities have had to tread a fine balance over Iran and Palestine but, in the end, the tournament once again puts Qatar at the center of regional diplomacy' IMAGE: Fans hold up a shirt......

Why US Soccer briefly removed emblem from Iran flag

IMAGE: US Soccer's social media pages displayed Iran's national flag without the emblem of the Islamic Republic. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images The United States Soccer Federation......