In 2024, Iran passed laws on hijab that prescribed the death penalty or 15 years in jail for non-compliance. The Islamic nation even set up clinics to "treat" women against hijab.

2024 and Iranian women's rights: Has anything changed?

Iran is reportedly considering implementing harsher laws that could put women behind bars for up to 10 years if they continue to defy the country's mandatory hijab law.

'Gender apartheid'? Iran proposes harsher punishment, up to 10 years in prison for violating hijab laws

One year ago, on September 13, 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini was detained by Iran's so-called 'morality police,' allegedly for wearing Hijab, the Islamic headscarf incorrectly.

Explained | A year after Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of morality police, how are Iranian women faring?

Two women journalists in Iran have been sentenced to prison and will spend around a month in jail as part of a three-year partly suspended lockup sentence over "conspiracy" and "collusion", said the local media reports on Sunday (September 3).

Iran: Two female journalists sentenced to prison over 'conspiracy and collusion'

Iran has allowed female spectators to attend an upcoming football league. This decision is set to thrill thousands of female football fans in the country.

Iran allows women to attend football league

The Hijab is back in the news. This time due to the moral policing in Iran. Iranian women have hit the streets in protest. What are they demanding? Why is the Hijab so controversial? Molly Gambhir unveils the answers.

Gravitas Plus: Iran, Hijab & Dissent

Gravitas Plus: Iran, Hijab and Dissent

Iranian women took off their hijab to protest against the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She was arrested in Tehran for not wearing the headscarf properly. Priyanka Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Iranian women take off hijab to protest moral police

Women in Iran will be able to take part in official powerlifting competitions for the first time, as restrictions have recently been removed.

Iran allows women to take part in official powerlifting competitions

Iran has been one of the rare countries where the #MeToo movement was not a success. The regressive policies and thought process in the country regarding women rights played a huge role in the low response for the movement.

#MeToo: Iranian women break silence about sexual abuse through Twitter

The hijab debate has further polarized Iranians at a time when the country is buckling under unprecedented U.S. sanctions imposed since the Donald Trump administration pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers last year.Watch full video to know more.

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