New York Times | Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves New York Times Ms. Alinejad, who worked as a journalist in Iran before emigrating to England in 2009, says her campaign came about by chance. She posted a photo of herself driving her car in Iran without hijab and invited others to share “hidden photos” of themselves ... Anti-hijab protesters defy Iranian authorities after the arrest of nearly 30 women for not wearing headscarves Iranian police arrest 29 for involvement in hijab protests 29 women held in Iran for protesting against hijab |
U.S. News & World Report | Ex-Consultant to Iran's U.N. Mission Gets Three Months Prison | U.S. ... U.S. News & World Report US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education. |
Iranian Women Protest Mandatory Wearing Of Headscarves NPR Najmeh Bozorgmehr, a Tehran-based correspondent for the Financial Times, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about why women in Iran are boldly protesting the compulsory hijab. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to Iran where police there have arrested 29 women for ... |
Fox News | United States unveils sanctions designed to strangle Iranian-backed Hezbollah Washington Post The Trump administration on Friday slapped new sanctions on individuals and businesses suspected of links to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group the White House is hoping to isolate in its bid to curtail Iran's influence across the Middle East. The ... Trump administration, pushing back on Iran's influence, slaps fresh sanctions on Hezbollah US Broadens Sanctions Against Hezbollah, 'Iran's Primary Proxy' Taking aim at Iran, US hits Hezbollah with new sanctions |
Forbes | Iran's Future, In Its Own Words Forbes And considering U.S. President Donald Trump's powerful State of the Union message, underscoring "America stands with the people of Iran in their courageous struggle for freedom," the stakes at hand in the months ahead for Tehran are extremely high ... Protests, 2018 budget and public discourse in Iran Hijabs held aloft as Iranian women protest compulsory cover-up Iranian women risk arrest as they remove their veils for #WhiteWednesdays |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | UN Calls On Tehran To Ensure Fair Trial For Three Iranian Christians RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Four UN human rights experts have called on Iran to ensure “a fair and transparent final hearing” for three Iranian Christians who are due to appear before the Revolutionary Court in Tehran this weekend. Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, Amin Afshar Naderi ... |
Al-Arabiya | Here are Macron's three conditions before visiting Iran Al-Arabiya An Iranian member of parliament has revealed that French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a message setting three conditions ahead of his upcoming visit to Iran. The first demand was that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei should accept the ... UAE Denounced for Toeing Anti-Iran US Line |
The State Journal-Register | World should take note of protests in Iran, two with ties to nation say The State Journal-Register Protests that shook Iran for 10 days in late December and early January leaving 22 dead and more than 1,000 imprisoned were unique in several different ways and should get the attention of the world, say two Springfield residents with ties to the ... Iran protests: IRGC unable to reinstate the atmosphere of repression |
Voice of America | Iranian Leaders Speak of Threat of Social Media Voice of America Having survived popular protests across major cities in Iran, Iranian leaders are now turning to the tools that helped protesters organize and coordinate large-scale demonstrations against the government, which continued for more than a week before the ... |
Aljazeera.com | Iran says Jerusalem 'unchangeable' capital of Palestine Aljazeera.com Iran has declared Jerusalem the "unchangeable" capital of Palestine and has vowed to confront any attempt to change its status. Speaking in Tehran on Wednesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the city would remain the Palestinian capital ... |