Iranian women said after they receive a first warning, and then when traffic cameras capture them without proper head coverings in their vehicles, they are compelled to face a judge. They also ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s use of artificial intelligence ... could lose "two to six months worth of profits." Women who fail to cover their hair properly face consequences ranging from ...

Text messages have targeted drivers who had women without head covering in their vehicles. However, analysts in Iran warn that the government could reignite dissent if it pushes too hard.

Under Iranian law, which is based on Tehran’s interpretation of Sharia law, women and girls above puberty age must cover their head with a scarf and bodies with long, loose-fitting clothing.

Amid ongoing unrest, some Iranian women are now going about their lives without mandatory Islamic head coverings. 1 This December 24 photo, of a young couple playing with snow on a hilltop above ...

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian women face prison terms or fines if they fail to wear a head covering in public, as dictated by the government’s strict interpretation of Islamic law.

Iranian authorities have whipped a woman 74 times for “violating public morals” and fined her for not covering her head, the judiciary said. “The convicted, Roya Heshmati, encouraged ...

Elnaz Rekabi, 33, was hailed as a “hero” and went viral online for forgoing a head covering at ... of the protest slogan “Woman. Life. Freedom.” “A brave young Iranian woman!

London — There was concern on Tuesday over the wellbeing of Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in South Korea on Sunday without wearing the head covering required of all women by her ...

hitting both women in the head. Iranian women risk arrest for not covering their hair. Many have been defying the mandatory dress code as part of protests that followed the death of a young woman ...

They send videos of confrontations with police, of women removing their state-mandated head coverings and ... the rules on religious coverings in the small Iranian town where she was born, began ...

Many public spaces in Iran are segregated by gender ... Women are forced to use the back of the bus. This woman, without a head covering, stands confidently at the front of that section, just ...