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Iran regime forces confront teachers’ protest with tear gas and arrests
A gathering of Iran’s teachers in Isfahan Thursday was met with harsh contact with regime forces who threatened…
Iran regime executes former child bride who allegedly killed her abusive husband
The regime in Iran has put to death a former child bride who was jailed for allegedly murdering…
UPDATE: Jordan immigrant gets death penalty in Texas “honor killings” case
The Jordanian immigrant found guilty by a Texas jury of killing his American son-in-law and his daughter’s close…
Jordanian man convicted of “honor killings” may receive the death penalty
A man of Jordanian descent may receive the death penalty after he was found guilty by a Texas…
Iranian soccer player faces backlash after posing with Israeli counterpart
A chance meeting between Israeli and Iranian soccer players which culminated in a photo and social media post…
Iran hijab protester sentenced to two years in prison
Authorities have sentenced an Iranian woman to two years in prison after alleging she was guilty of “encouraging…
Evolution of the Hijab Movement: Iran’s Next Revolution?
More than two months after economic pressures ignited mass protests against Iran’s government, the last hope of a…
Ahmadinejad harshly criticizes Iran regime’s handling of protests, prison ‘suicides’
Alongside the backdrop of ongoing tensions on the streets of Iran, former President Ahmadinejad entered the scene once…
Iran ‘hijab protester’ released as fears mount for second woman arrested
The woman arrested in Iran after a video of her waving her hijab on the streets of Tehran…
Where is she? Rights activists question whereabouts of Iranian woman who took off her hijab
International concern is growing over the fate of a woman arrested for removing her hijab in Iran at…