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A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern on Friday over a new draft law in Iran sanctioning new punishments for women and girls who fail to wear the headscarf, or hijab, in public. more
Iran: Two women attacked with yogurt, arrested for not wearing hijab

Tehran: At least two women were arrested in Iran after being attacked with yogurt for suspectedly not wearing a head cover in the public.

Hijab for girls: Pakistan's misplaced education priorities

Making hijab a compulsory part of the uniform for girl students and women teachers in the Kashmir region it occupies are the latest measures that reflect misplaced priorities in Pakistan, ...

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's education department makes hijab mandatory for female teachers, students

Islamabad: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s education department has made the Islamic head dress hijab compulsory for female students and teachers in co-education institutions.

Crowd greets Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi who broke hijab rule

Tehran: A large crowd at Tehran airport greeted an Iranian sport climber who competed without a headscarf at a competition in South Korea, calling her a "heroine".

Iran: UN condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests

Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating stric ...

Mahsa Amini death: At least 31 killed in Iran as authorities crack down on anti-hijab protesters

At least 31 people have been killed across Iran in the crack down on anti-hijab protests triggered by the custodial death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for “imp ...

Mahsa Amini Death: Anti-hijab protests continue across Iran

Tehran: At least three people were killed as they protested in different parts of Iran over the death of a woman in custody for breaking hijab laws.

Improper hijab: 22-year-old Iranian woman dies after 'beaten' up by police

A 22-year-old Iranian woman died after she was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, media repor ...

Afghanistan: Taliban directs shops not to sell things to women not wearing Hijab

In yet another bizarre diktat, the Taliban Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice officials have allegedly warned shopkeepers in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital o ...