Anti-Hijab protests

DNA: Iranian girls are not afraid of oppression, will they be afraid of poison?

A few months ago, women in Iran started the hijab revolution. In this, women rebelled against the fundamentalist government for not wearing hijab. But now fundamentalists in Iran have chemically attacked schoolgirls. Hundreds of girls have been poisoned in Iran to prevent them from going to school.

Feb 27, 2023, 23:38 PM IST

Iranian Blogger Couple Sentenced For More Than 10 Years Over Viral Dance Video - Watch

An Iranian court has sentenced a young blogger couple to 10 years and 6 months in jail for a dance video supporting the anti-hijab protests.

Feb 02, 2023, 09:40 AM IST

Anti-Hijab Protests: THESE many protestors arrested in Iran over six weeks

The unabated violent response of security forces in the country has led to the reported deaths of at least 277 people, UN said

Nov 04, 2022, 10:12 AM IST

Celebrity Chef ‘Iran’s Jamie Oliver’ beaten to death amid anti-Hijab protests, fresh protests erupt

Shahidi, a celebrity chef, also known as Iran’s Jamie Oliver, had 25,000 followers on Instagram and posted videos of himself cooking

Oct 30, 2022, 21:25 PM IST

Anti-hijab protests: Iran's security forces crackdown on dissenters with tear gas, guns

Total death toll figures since protests kicked off vary from government, opposition groups, international rights organizations, and local journalists.

 

Oct 09, 2022, 11:37 AM IST

Anti-Hijab protests in Iran claim 41 lives; President Ebrahim Raisi pledges to deal 'decisively' with demonstrators

Anti-Hijab protests: Following the death of Mahsa Amini, several women protesters cut their hair and burnt hijabs to protest against the mandatory veiling of women. Amini fell into a coma at the detention centre and died in hospital on September 16. 

Sep 26, 2022, 08:02 AM IST

Iran restricts internet until calm is restored amid Anti-Hijab protests over Mahsa Amini's death

The internet monitoring agency Netblocks said Friday that Iranians are facing a third wave of "nation-scale" loss of mobile internet connectivity as the protests continue, reported CNN. The watchdog group said earlier in the week that Iran was experiencing the most severe internet restrictions since 2019.

Sep 24, 2022, 21:03 PM IST

Iranian government fails to suppress Anti-Hijab protests, unrest spreads in more cities

After the death of Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab “incorrectly”, mass protests are being held in about 80 cities in Iran for over a week. President Ebrahim Raisi assures steadfast investigation and accused “enemies” of exploiting the current unrest

Sep 24, 2022, 18:10 PM IST

Pro-government rallies held in Iran to counter Anti-Hijab protests

After a week of anti-hijab protests, several rallies were organised by pro-establishment protesters to support the Iran government and morality police

Sep 23, 2022, 19:26 PM IST