

Iran's New Law: Longer Prison Time For Unveiled Women
By Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim. Women walk on the streets of Tehran as the country's morality police resume hijab patrols in Iran...
CNN 1
Aug 9, 2023


Iraq Chills Its Critics And Targets Social Media
New regulations on “degrading content” are part of a broader campaign to silence independent voices. Dozens of Iraqis gathered in Tahrir...
New York Times 1
Aug 7, 2023


Iran Prepares For First Elections Since Protests
Iranian lawmakers attend an open session of the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. © AP Photo / Vahid Salemi DUBAI, United...
Associated Press 1
Aug 7, 2023


Suspected Israeli Strikes in Syria
At least 4 Syrian soldiers killed in suspected Israeli airstrikes around Damascus. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli soldiers reposition...
Associated Press 1
Aug 7, 2023


End Curbs on Women's Mobility
In the Middle East and North Africa, Male Guardianship Rules Hamper Travel and Other Movement. Women hold signs during a protest against...
Genocide Watch
Jul 26, 2023


Iraqi Protests Continue Over Danish Quran Burning
Protestors try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in Denmark. Iraqis raise copies of the Quran,...
Associated Press 1
Jul 26, 2023


New Crackdown Over Dresscode in Iran
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have shut down...
Associated Press 1
Jul 24, 2023


UN rights chief asked to prevent execution of Iranian boxer
© SOPA images GENEVA, July 20 (Reuters) - Dozens of rights activists as well as prominent lawyers and former prosecutors have written to...
Genocide Watch
Jul 21, 2023


Protestors Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad
A diplomatic fight breaks out after a man desecrated the Quran. Protesters scale a wall at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Thursday. (AP...
Associated Press 1
Jul 20, 2023


Police Enforces Dresscode Again in Iran
The country’s morality police disappeared from the streets late last year as the authorities tried to calm anti-government protests. Now,...
New York Times 1
Jul 18, 2023


Iranian Authorities Re-arrest Protesters
Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022.© 2022...
Genocide Watch
Jul 4, 2023


Genocide Emergency: Iran
By Grace Condon A photo posted on social media shows people making their way towards Aychi cemetery in Saqqez [Photo by UGC/AFP] Since...
Genocide Watch
Apr 8, 2023