The organizers “did not take these warnings seriously” and violated “public decency,” a public prosecutor told state media.

ORGANISERS of an Iranian marathon have been arrested by morality police for allowing women to race with their hair uncovered.

Fatemeh Aman, senior fellow at the Jamestown Middle East Institute, speaks to Avantika Mehta about Iran, moral policing, and ...

This is the first case of moral policing in Iran, which seems to have relaxed since the 12-day war with Israel. On the other hand, Iran has increased arrests and executions of civilian journalists and ...

The Iranian judiciary on December 6 said it has arrested two organizers of a marathon after some women competed in the event without wearing required hijabs, the Islamic headscarf that covers the head ...

Young women in postrevolutionary Iran used audacious acts of public dance, particularly during the past decade, to resist ...

Authorities in Iran have long been fighting a battle with women who refuse to wear the hijab or headscarf, often arresting and, in some cases, killing them for disobeying the religious edict. Now the ...

Iranian politician Ali Shamkhani is being accused of “hypocrisy” over a resurfaced video reportedly showing his daughter’s wedding ceremony. Shamkhani was part of the government when Iran arrested ...

TEHRAN, Iran — When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran 's capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn't her main worry.

A woman holding up a photo of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini at a protest in Istanbul against her death on Sept. 20, 2022. Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images Mahsa Jina Amini wasn’t looking to become ...

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young ...