Hijab

Iran establishes Tehran court for ‘moral security’ as it tightens monitoring of hijab compliance

BBC Persian reported that the announcement comes amid the renewed presence of morality police and heightened street harassment of women perceived to be violating Iran’s compulsory dress code.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Women walk past shops at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on August 8, 2026.
Iranian singer Anita Papist seen singing in a social media video posted on July 18, 2026.

Iranian singer Anita Papist sentenced to 74 lashes for ‘offending public decency’ by singing

Papist, who posts videos of herself online singing in both English and Persian without a head covering, confirmed that her passport was confiscated and her mobile phone blocked.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
PORTRAIT IMAGE of Parastoo Ahmadi, Iranian folk and traditional singer.

Iran sentences singer Parastoo Ahmadi, eight others to lashings over performance without hijab

The artists will also face a two-year travel ban and a two-year restriction on all artistic activity after the Iranian judiciary found the nine artists had offended “public decency."

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
FILE PHOTO: Two Afghan women in interview with Reuters.

UN says Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules in Afghanistan

"The arrests have heightened fear and apprehension among women and girls across Afghanistan," UN Women said, adding that many of the women had since been released.

|ByREUTERS

World Hijab Day: Unwrapping the debate over head covering

While some countries enforce the mandatory wearing of traditional headwear, several European countries have banned it or are considering banning it in certain public areas.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024ByLANA IKELAN/THE MEDIA LINE
February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Iranian journalists released face new legal case for flouting hijab

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammad were released on Sunday temporarily after paying bail.

JANUARY 15, 2024ByREUTERS
An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

Kurdish-Iranian woman whipped 74 times for not wearing hijab

As she was flogged, Roya Heshmati chanted "in the name of woman, in the name of life, the clothes of slavery are torn..."

JANUARY 7, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

Hijab enforcers search bags and phones in Tehran metro - report

In recent months, plainclothes agents have been seen in metro stations in Tehran, enforcing hijab laws.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

Iranian doctor fired from university for not wearing hijab

"The roaring river finds its way, even if it has to pass through hard and impenetrable rocks," wrote the doctor after she was fired.

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Iranian woman gestures while without hijab in front of security forces, October 2022

Iranian university students protest intensified suppression - report

Iranian students said that violence and intimidation by security forces have driven some students to suicidal ideation.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Students protest against the suspension of students at Alzahra University in Tehran. October, 2022.

Hijab-wearing woman shot by police in Paris metro, condition critical

Broadcaster BFM TV and daily newspaper Le Parisien earlier cited police sources as saying the woman's behavior indicated a possible Islamist "terrorist" motivation.

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByREUTERS
French police patrol at the Trocadero Square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as French government puts nation on its highest state of alert after a deadly knife attack in northern France, October 15, 2023.

Tehran attacks 'anti-Iranian' move to award jailed activist Nobel Peace Prize

Mohammedi, a campaigner for women's rights and against the death penalty, is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Nobel Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen announces the winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2023.

Iran rights group says mother of hospitalized teenage girl arrested

Iranian authorities also deny reports by rights activists that the 16-year-old girl, Armita Geravand, was injured on Sunday in a confrontation with officers enforcing the country's Islamic dress code

OCTOBER 5, 2023ByREUTERS
Women take part in a rally on the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini which prompted protests across the country, in Istanbul, Turkey September 16, 2023.

Iranian girl critical in hospital after alleged encounter over hijab - activists

Reports that Armita Geravand, 16, is in a coma after a confrontation with the theocracy's morality police • Government says it was just low blood pressure • German FM: It is unbearable

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Women take part in a rally on the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini which prompted protests across the country, in Istanbul, Turkey September 16, 2023.