Iran to toughen penalties for women who breach dress code
New bill stipulates that Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code would face up to 10 years in prison.
New bill stipulates that Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code would face up to 10 years in prison.
Iranian authorities announce new campaign to force women to wear Islamic headscarf.
The headscarf requirement for women has come into focus since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and subsequent protests.
More than 150 businesses in 24 hours shut down for not respecting obligation for women to wear headscarves.
The announcement follows video which showed a woman throwing her headscarf to the ground.
Young couple given jail sentences over viral video of them dancing in Tehran, with the woman not wearing a headscarf.
Iran's parliament and judiciary reviewing law that requires women to cover their heads after more than two months of protests.
The picture of the woman sitting in a traditional Tehran restaurant and eating without a headscarf went viral on social media.
UN committee says France violated an international rights treaty when it banned a woman from wearing a headscarf at school.
After an Egyptian woman was killed by her zealous husband, a local cleric declared that she'd been guilty of failing to wear a headscarf.
French gender equality minister supports Muslim women soccer players who are seeking to overturn headscarf ban.
Austria's constitutional court says law banning headscarf in primary schools is unconstitutional and discriminatory.
Iranian woman who removed obligatory Islamic headscarf as part of protest says has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Amsterdam police push to allow religious headgear, MPs refuse, say religious symbols ruin police 'neutrality.'
Legal adviser to the EU supports British firm’s ban on Muslim headscarves, cites company’s policy on wearing a kippah.
Air France says it will allow female staff to opt out of routes to Tehran, following directive forcing them to cover their heads.
Female Air France cabin crew reject airline's directive that they should wear a headscarf while in Tehran.
Two women given fine worth month's salary for 'bad hijabs,' highlighting harsh Islamic law of Iran where the headscarves are mandatory.
Federal ruling on religious garb in the workplace could affect women from all three major religions.
Masih Alinejad, whose campaign has 430,000 'likes,' denies Iran state television claim that she was assaulted.
French court ruled that Muslim woman who was fired for wearing Islamic headscarf at work was unfairly dismissed on basis of religion.