The controversial law, which was approved by the parliament in September 2023, will not be sent to the government as planned ...

UK Government officials met Syria’s new leader in the first diplomatic mission to Damascus by a Western power since the fall ...

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the ...

Following harsh criticism of a new headscarf law in Iran, the criminal reform is reportedly back on ice. The Security Council has come to the conclusion that the adoption of the reform should be ...

It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn’t wear the ...

Iran has temporarily halted the enforcement of a new law mandating women's adherence to headscarf regulations. Iranian women, some without wearing their mandatory Islamic headscarves, walk in ...

A singer in Iran has been arrested after breaking mandatory headscarf laws, performing without the hijab and wearing a dress during a performance.

Iran has paused the implementation of a new law mandating stricter hijab rules for women, amid concerns over potential ...