Iranian media say officials in the central city of Qom have issued a directive mandating female employees in government offices adhere to strict Islamic dress codes, specifically wearing a black chador and refraining from using makeup.
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In a bold act of defiance, an Iranian judge at the 2023 World Wushu Championships in the United States appeared without the mandatory hijab, igniting a controversy back home where the head scarf has become a flashpoint in a battle for women's rights.
The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions on more than 20 people and firms that the U.S. Treasury Department says have been involved in a "financial facilitation network" for the benefit of the Iranian military.
The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it said were Iran's rights abuses against women, including “brutal murders.” In the joint resolution adopted by 516 votes in favor, four against and 27 abstentions, MEPs slammed the “deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran, and the brutal murders of women by the Iranian authorities, including the 2023 Sakharov Prize laureate Mahsa Amini.” Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in police custody in September last year after being detained on allegations of improperly wearing the hijab.