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The first week of nightly protests against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools drew to a close on Friday, with fires lit outside the ...
The village of Elia, near Lefka, on Saturday night lit its own fire in protest against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools.The ...
Fires were lit outside the north’s ‘parliament’ for a fourth day in a row on Thursday in protest against the ruling coalition ...
More than 500 people were killed and 22,000 were arrested in the security crackdown that followed the protests. After the mass demonstrations, police dialed down enforcement of hijab laws ...
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who was arrested in Tehran for alleged non-compliance with hijab laws while out with her family. She died in police custody, her death triggering nationwide protests for months. Hundreds of ...
In an unprecedented move, Iranian authorities have decisively cracked down on pro-hijab protesters, sparking a complex discussion about the regime’s internal dynamics amid rising dissent. This article ...
Laugh, protest against tears,” the lyrics add ... Rights groups have been outraged over the hijab law and the cruel ways it is enforced. In December, Amnesty International said that Iranian ...
Former Turkish Cypriot ‘education minister’ Ahmet Derya took to the stage outside the north’s ‘parliament’ to condemn the ...
burnt their hijabs and cut their hair in support of Mahsa Amini and in protest to the Iranian hijab laws and the country's strict dress code. In this Photograph taken on July 23, 2007 ...
A woman without a headscarf holds a sign reading, "For Freedom" in Farsi, beside a burning dumpster amid protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran's mandatory hijab law in Tehran on Oct. 1, 2022.