Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Iran Under Fire for Police Assault on Teenage Girl

Iran Under Fire for Police Assault on Teenage Girl

Activists claim a teenage girl was assaulted by Iran’s morality police in Tehran’s metro for not wearing a headscarf. Iranian authorities and the girl’s parents attribute her hospitalization to low blood pressure. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights alleges the girl, Armita Geravand, was assaulted and in a coma. Activists alleged that Iran‘s morality police had … Read more

Iran’s morality police to start head covering patrols again

Iran's morality police

Iran’s morality police: Iranian police will resume controversial patrols to enforce dress codes and the covering of women’s hair in public. The “morality police,” responsible for upholding hijab laws, will return to the streets following a 10-month pause triggered by national protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly breaking the … Read more

Mandana Karimi stage solo protest in Mumbai to raise voice on Iran

Mandana Karimi

Iranian actor Mandana Karimi held a protest by herself at Mumbai’s famous Bandstand. Mandana took a sign to the Bandra Bandstand and stood there for hours, talking to people and telling them what was going on in Iran. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, was killed by Iran’s morality police. Saturday, Iranian actor Mandana Karimi held … Read more