An Iranian newspaper's publication of a classified document outlining the state's plans to deploy thousands of "volunteers" to enforce the country's hijab law has revealed a cover-up over responsibility for the intrusive squads of women harassing commuters.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and political prisoner Narges Mohammadi says Iran's rise in executions is "disgrace to oppressive and authoritarian system".
The executions by Iranian authorities of a 17-year-old child and of a 22-year-old man, on 24 November 2023. The execution of Hamidreza Azari, who was accused of murder, is the first reported execution of an alleged child offender in Iran this year. We .