Pop singer sentenced in Iran after song about compulsory headscarf
“Take off your headscarf, let your hair free…”: These song lines landed a well-known pop musician in prison, according to a media report. The song caused a huge stir in Iran. According to media reports, a well-known pop musician in Iran was convicted after a critical song about the obligation to wear a headscarf. The […]
33-year-old whipped for taking photo without headscarf
The Iranian judiciary has had a 33-year-old whipped for “moral violations”. The sentence was carried out in a “medieval torture chamber,” she said. The flogging of a 33-year-old woman sparked an outcry in Iran. As human rights activists reported on Saturday, Iran’s judiciary punished the Kurdish activist Roja Heschmati in the capital Tehran with a […]
ECJ: Administration can ban employees from wearing headscarves
The judges of the European Court of Justice have ruled that a headscarf ban does not constitute discrimination under certain conditions. The background is a case from Belgium. According to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), a headscarf ban in public administrations may be legal under certain circumstances. This is not discrimination […]
Iran’s President Raisi threatens women without headscarves
For almost a year, more and more women in Iran have been taking off their headscarves. The country’s president is now openly threatening them. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has threatened women without a headscarf with consequences for numerous violations of Islamic dress codes. “The spread of removing the hijab will definitely be stopped,” said the […]
