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When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.
In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendagi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali
And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jhina Mahsa Amini or Zhina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan, Zendagi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran  2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in 2023:  Dec 15 - 1 -- Nov. 27 - Dec. 8 -- Nov-Dec-wk1-2  -- November 26 - 20 -- November 19 - 13  -- November 13 - 4  -- November 5 - 1 -- October 31 -- October 31 - 16 --   October 15 - 1 -- September 30 - 16 -- September 17 - 1 -- August 31 - 18  -- August 15 - 1 -- August 15 - 1--July 31 - 16 -- July 15 -1--June 30 - 15--June 15-1--May 31 -16-- May 15-1--April--March--Feb--Jan   
So here is where the protests continue and I'll continue to inform you about it. That's my pledge. Gino d'Artali
Indept investigative journalist
Read also all about the uprising and revolution around the one-year anniversary of the death of Jina Amini in custody.

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When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.
Note by Gino d'Artali: The Zan, zendagi, azadi!> (Women, life, freedom)  will only then end when khamenei and his puppets i.e. the morality police, the basijis and the irgc give way or go away!!
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 Preface by Gino d'Artali: Dear reader, it goes without saying that October 2023 was a very dark page in the history of Iran with the mullahs' regime and its blind followers killing our dear sister and for many daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand for refusing to wear a hijab. But it has not silenced the NO-hijabis! So read below how the struggle goes on:

Comment by Gino d'Artali -This is how it looked like when a mullahs' regime hijab mercenary attacked our dear sister Armita Gevarnand -Allah has her soul.

Iranwire - 5 Dec 2023
<<Privacy Rights of Mashhad Metro Users Violated
The photos and private information of metro users in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad are now displayed on screens when they pass through the gates, according to eyewitnesses. An informed source told IranWire that the data about the passengers are retrieved from their metro cards. The bizarre and illegal move has caused concerns among users of Mashhad's metro system, who believe it is a violation of their privacy rights.
There is speculation that the action is aimed at increasing pressure on the citizens amid a brutal crackdown on any form of dissent and women who refused to wear a mandatory headscarf in public. Mashhad, the second-largest metropolitan area in Iran, is the capital of Khorasan province. Its metro system was inaugurated in 2011 and consists of two lines and more than 30 stations.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/123207-privacy-rights-of-mashhad-metro-users-violated/


Negin Chaparian
NCRI - Womens committee - in Women's news - 4 Dec 2023
<<Negin Chaparian, 34, Sentenced to One year in Jail for Walking Dog
Negin Chaparian, a 34-year-old Iranian citizen, faced a distressing situation after being sentenced to one year in prison by the 29th Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. Her offense? Walking her dog in a park while not covering her hair-a seemingly ordinary activity in many parts of the world. The incident occurred in May 2023 when she was attacked by unidentified individuals, purportedly Basij or plainclothes agents. She filed a complaint against the assailants with a forensic medical certificate and confirmation of the bruises and testimony of the local people, but the judge declared her complaint closed. Later, she shared a video clip of the assault, which led to her subsequent arrest by the Ministry of Intelligence on August 6, 2023. Chaparian's charges include accusations of <propaganda against the state,> <promoting corruption,> <disruption of public chastity,> and <having contact with hostile foreign networks.> Her arrest was followed by a raid on her residence in Tehran. Despite being temporarily released on bail of 700 million Tomans after 24 hours, she was sentenced to one year in prison on Saturday, December 2, 2023.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/12/04/negin-chaparian/

Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023 - by MARYAM DEHKORDI
<< <If You Make a Move I'll Shoot You,> Iranian Blogger Tortured in Detention
Donya Hosseini, a 35-year-old blogger from the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan who lives in Tehran, was released from Evin prison on November 25 after spending approximately four months in detention. Hosseini, who was active on Instagram under the pseudonym Donya Azad, was arrested on August 12 and had her electronic devices confiscated. She was first arrested during nationwide protests last year for her social media activism. The monthslong demonstrations were sparked by the September 2022 death in police custody of Mahsa Amini. Since her release, Hosseini has attended two court sessions to address the charges against her. According to an informed source, the blogger faces legal proceedings in both the Revolutionary Court and the General and Criminal Court. According to the indictment issued by the Revolutionary Court, Hosseini is accused of <inciting people to engage in war and violence against each other,> <encouraging public participation in riots and commemorations of Mahsa Amini's death with the intent to disrupt the country's security,> and <engaging in propagandistic activities against the Islamic Republic system and society.>
She is still awaiting the verdicts in both cases.
<If You Make a Move I'll Shoot You Three Times>
A source with knowledge of the matter told IranWire that Hosseini had a car accident in August. She was not at fault in the accident, but she was not wearing a mandatory head covering. On the same day, she received a text message stating that she would be contacted regarding a violation of hijab rules. The following day, Hosseini and her fiance went to the address provided by the insurance company to fill up paperwork, a parking lot at the intersection of Pirouzi Street and Basij Highway in Tehran. There, an officer placed a gun on her fiance's head and shouted that the car's license plate was stolen. Hosseini was then handcuffed. <The arresting officers were derogatory and started humiliating both Donya and her fiance,> the source said. According to the source, the officers could not provide a valid arrest warrant. One of the agents was the same female officer who arrested her at their home last year. As Hosseini continuously questioned the officers about the fabricated charge, one of them sat beside her, placed his gun on the back of her head, and issued a chilling threat: <If you make a move I'll shoot you three times. We will bury your body right here, and nothing will happen. So be silent.> Hosseini endured solitary confinement for two days before going through one month of interrogation in a detention center of the Intelligence Department. After that, she was transferred to the women's ward of Evin prison, where she underwent further questioning.
<She Lost Around 15 Kilograms>
<The interrogations started almost immediately,> the source said. <She faced six interrogators who spoke in an abrasive and offensive manner.>
The interrogators insulted her family members and fianc', and accused her of immodesty. On the second day of interrogation, they claimed that her fiance had left and was no longer responding to her family's calls. The intense mental and emotional pressure she endured during the prolonged interrogations, coupled with a lack of access to proper healthcare, exacerbated Hosseini's health issues. <The interrogations were grueling, lasting up to 12 hours daily, and the psychological pressure was so severe that she lost around 15 kilograms in the first month of her detention,> the source said. Denying access to medicine and treatment is a tactic routinely used by the authorities to torture political prisoners. Over the past weeks, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was repeatedly denied hospital visits by the judiciary and Evin prison’s authorities due to her refusal to wear a mandatory hijab.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/123169-if-you-make-a-move-ill-shoot-you-iranian-blogger-tortured-in-detention/

Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023
<<Ex-Woman Wrestler in Iran Fined Over Photo Without Hijab
Iranian authorities have fined a former woman wrestler for posting a picture of her without a mandatory headscarf on social media. Massoumeh Suleimani recently revealed on her Instagram page that she has been fined 50 million tomans ($1,000) for what the Khorramabad Prosecutor's Office deemed as <acts of violence in cyberspace.> The picture in question showed Suleimani without a head covering at the gravesite of a victim of the brutal state crackdown on nationwide protests that erupted last year. Suleimani, who gained recognition as a successful wrestler and international referee, was earlier forced to withdraw from the sport due to pressures from the security apparatus. In defiance of a stern warning by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Islamic Republic continues to interfere in sports, repressing athletes and infringing the rights of sportswomen. Suleimani was first arrested in December 2019 during widespread demonstrations sparked by a sudden surge in gasoline prices.
She was taken into custody again on May 10 of this year on charges of <incitement to commit violent acts in social media.>
The human rights website Hengaw reported in August she had been sentenced to one year in prison. The case stemmed from the publication of photos depicting Suleimani without hijab at Nika Shakrami's gravesite.


NIKA SHAKARAMI
Nika, 16, was abducted and killed by security forces during last year's protests. The teenage girl, like Suleimani, hailed from Khorramabad.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/123165-ex-woman-wrestler-in-iran-fined-over-photo-without-hijab/

and more news here and for starters:
<<November 2023 Report: Hijab and Chastity Law...
and more...

Below an update untill November 30, 2023

Iranwire - 30 Nov 2023 - by MARYAM DEHKORDI
<<Iranian Authorities Take the Fight Against Bad Hijab to Instagram
Rabia is a young Iranian woman who owns a renowned makeup salon in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas. For years, she has used Instagram to showcase her portfolio and attract new clients. <Bandar's culture is such that women visit hair salons for every occasion, from newborn baby celebrations to weddings and parties,> she tells IranWire. <Every street in this city boasts several hair salons, each vying to provide exceptional services and retain their customers. I've gained recognition for my expertise in Indian henna and facial makeup,> she adds. This year, however, Rabia's livelihood was severely impacted when she lost access to her Instagram page. Rabia recounts having received numerous text messages from local police since September, warning that her salon's Instagram page would be banned if it continued to show photos of women without the mandatory headscarf. <The first instance wasn't a threat but an invitation to discuss the matter. I visited them in person, and they explained the prohibition on posting content without the hijab,> she says. <While similar restrictions existed previously, we could still post facial makeup with a cape and a covered face, concealing the hair. Hairstyles could be shown from the back, and henna designs were limited to hands and feet. Now, even this is deemed unacceptable.> Rabia explains that she recently photographed her models wearing traditional Bandari attire, adorned with thin, colorful silk shawls, but her efforts proved futile. <They sent four text messages, stating that the content on this page violates Islamic principles. We complied with their demands, but this page is our livelihood,> she says. <Our business revolves around bridal makeup, how can we attract customers without showcasing makeup and hairstyles? Ultimately, the page I meticulously built, with over 500,00 followers, was taken away from me,> she added.
Women and girls in Iran are required to wear a headscarf and are forbidden to dance in public.
However, a growing number of women have appeared in public since monthslong demonstrations erupted in September last year following the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody. Amini had been arrested for allegedly wearing a headscarf improperly. Prominent public figures who appeared in public or shared their photos on social media without a head covering have seen their pages blocked. Some of them have been detained. On November 27, media outlets reported that the Instagram pages of actress Maryam Masoumi and Setareh Masoumi, the wife of footballer Mehdi Qaidi, after they published photos without hijab. Maryam Masoumi's Instagram account had over 1.3 million followers, while Setareh Masoumi's had 578,000. Fars, a news agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that the reason for blocking Maryam Masoumi's page was that the actress <used images with unconventional clothing.> Several women who have lost access to their Instagram pages tell IranWire that the authorities monitor and control the online activities of women, particularly those with large followers, to make sure they don't <promote non-hijab.> Roya, a dance instructor in the central city of Isfahan, was summoned by security police earlier this month over sports videos she had posted on her Instagram account. <I was sent to the prosecutor's office on charges of publishing illegal content on the internet. They opened a court case against me, and I was not alone,> she says. <On the day of the trial, I believe I saw five other women who were brought to court over their Instagram activity, and two of them didn't even have lots of followers - perhaps 13,000 or 14,000 people,> she says. Roya says she was ordered to close her Instagram page and pay a fine. She was also warned in court that she could face imprisonment in case of repeated offense.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/123038-iranian-authorities-take-the-fight-against-bad-hijab-to-instagram/

Iranwire - 30 Nov 2023
<<New Committee Formed in Iran to Harass Female University Students
Iranian authorities have established a committee tasked with intimidating and harassing female students at several universities, including Tabriz University in the country's northwest. On November 29, the Telegram channel of the Student Union Councils reported the creation of the informal parallel institution called <Afad,> an acronym for <Social Cultural Action at University.> Afad has been sending SMS messages to mainly female students, accusing them of violating <hijab regulations> and demanding they appear before the committee for questioning, the councils said. The student organization said that Afad is using a list provided by university security officers. Student activists have protested the increased security measures put in place on campuses across the country and stricter enforcement of the mandatory headscarf law since the start of the academic year.
These measures include hundreds of summonses to disciplinary committees, disciplinary actions, temporary suspensions, and expulsions of students and faculty members.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/123026-new-committee-formed-in-iran-to-harass-female-university-students/

Iranwire - 29 Nov 2023
<<Iranian Sports Official Sacked After Women Competed Without Hijab
The head of Iran’s deaf sports federation was dismissed from his post this week after images emerged of a foreign woman athlete without a compulsory headscarf at a tournament in Tehran. Mehran Tishehgaran was removed from his position <due to events that happened in the Asian Deaf Athletics Championships,> the semi-official ISNA news agency said late on November 27. Sports Minister Kioumars Hashemi named Alireza Khosravi to replace Tishehgaran. The moves came after Iranian media published images of a woman athlete wearing shorts and a tight tank top at the November 26-27 tournament in Tehran. Tishehgaran denied any wrongdoing in a statement carried by the Mehr news agency, saying that the event was conducted in <full compliance> with Islamic principles and the laws of the Islamic Republic. Speaking to the Fars news agency, he said that <only women were present in that area and the security officials collected all the cameras and mobile phones.>
Images of the athlete were taken by her team from Kazakhstan, he added.
In May, the head of Iran's athletics federation was forced to resign after a number of women without a mandatory head covering joined a marathon race organized by the authorities in the central city of Shiraz. All women in Iran must conceal their hair with a headscarf and wear loose fitting trousers under their coats while in public. But a growing number of women have appeared in public since monthslong demonstrations erupted in September last year following the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody. Amini had been arrested in Tehran for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122979-iranian-sports-official-sacked-after-women-competed-without-hijab/

NCRI - Womens committee - in women's news - 28 Nov 2023
<<Confidential Document Reveals 2,850 Hijab Monitors Recruited in Tehran’s Metro Stations
The mandate of Hijab Monitors is to give verbal warnings, but in three percent of the cases, women resist their warnings. Armita Geravand was among those who resisted the warning. One of the semi-official dailies in Iran published the cliché of a highly confidential document by the Ministry of Interior, which indicated the presence of 2,850 Hijab Monitors in the metro stations. (The state-run Etemad daily newspaper, November 26, 2023). The Iranian judiciary's official news agency, Mizan, wrote Tehran's Prosecutor had filed a complaint against Etemad newspaper for publishing a confidential document. However, according to Article 11 of the law on publications and freedom of access to information, <A ratification or decision which is a general duty cannot be classified as government secrets and they must be published.> The directive dated, May 30, 2023, addresses some of the government agencies, including Tehran's Municipality, and the Metro Company of the Capital, and states, <Entry of individuals who remove their Hijab to government-run places is conditional on their observance of the legal dress code.> The directive adds that in centers like the metro stations, men must be prohibited from entering the metro train for women. Taking photographs is forbidden in all parts of the Metro and inside the train wagons. Documents on those who violate this law should be prepared immediately. The official IRNA news agency carried an interview with the Secretary of the Staff of Promotion of Good and Prohibition of Evil, on Saturday, November 25, 2023. Mohammad Hossein Taheri Akordi told IRNA that Hijab Monitors are <Jihadi forces.> He said there are more than 2,850 Hijab Monitors in Tehran whose activities are the product of <coordination among the IRGC, Bassij, State Security Force (SSF), Tehran’s Municipality, and the Prosecutor’s Office.> Taheri Akordi said the mandate of these Hijab Monitors is to give <verbal warnings.> He said they work voluntarily and without receiving any salaries. In early August this year, Iranian media revealed that Tehran's Municipality had hired 400 Hijab Monitors to be stationed in the metro stations, with a monthly salary of 12 million Tomans. Akordi also said in 97 percent of cases, women cover their hair upon receiving a verbal warning. This statement means that in 3 percent of cases, women resist the Hijab Monitors.
New details emerge as 17-year-old Armita Geravand is fighting for her life
A created image from social media, depicting Armita's ordeal in the metro carriage
On October 1, this year, 17-year-old Armita Geravand resisted the warning of a Hijab Monitor inside a metro train, but was allegedly attacked by the agent and fell to the ground, suffering cerebral hemorrhage and IRNA cited Ahmad Vahidi, the Interior Minister, as saying, <Verbal promotion of good and forbidding of evil is a general duty. It is publicly and legally sanctioned and does not require any licenses.> He added, <The Ministry of Interior supports those who promote good and forbid from evil before the law.> (The official IRNA news agency, November 25, 2023) The daily Farhikhtegan also wrote on November 26, <Tehran's Prosecutor sued the daily Etemad and filed a case against it for the illegal publishing of a top-secret document.> >>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/11/28/hijab-monitors-tehran-metro/
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Iranwire - 28 Nov 2023
<<Iranian Film Director Banietemad Attends Funeral Without Hijab
Prominent Iranian film director and screenwriter Rakhshan Banietemad has attended a funeral ceremony without wearing the mandatory headscarf, defying a ban on women artists who appear in public without hijab. Images of Banietemad at the on November 28 funeral of actress Bita Farahi without a head covering were widely shared on social media, garnering positive reactions from many Iranians. Officials of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance have repeatedly warned women cinematographers that they would face bans if they fail to wear a hijab in public places. Cinematographers have played a pivotal role in supporting the Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement, with some refusing to wear a head covering in public in solidarity with the demonstrators. Several of these artists have been temporarily detained by the security and intelligence agencies, and banned from continuing their activities.
Baran Kosari, Vishka Asayesh, Taraneh Alidoosti, Ketayoun Riahi, Panthea Bahram, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Afshaneh Baygan, Hengameh Ghaziani, Pegah Ahangarani, Maryam Bobani and Shaghayegh Dehghan are among the cinematographers who have been punished for defying the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122961-iranian-film-director-banietemad-attends-funeral-without-hijab/


Niloufar Ghazaleh and her husband Mohammad Ali Moghimi
Jinha - Womens News Agency - 28 Nov 2023
<<Niloufar Ghazaleh arrested with her husband in Isfahan
News Center- Niloufar Ghazaleh and her husband Mohammad Ali Moghimi were arrested in the Khor and Biyabank city of Isfahan province on Monday a month after she was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of <publishing photos without hijab>. The hotel of the young couple has been sealed for more than a month. The city of Khor and Biyabank is a touristic city. According to the local reports, many facilities in the city have been sealed in recent months for not complying with the compulsory <hijab>.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/niloufar-ghazaleh-arrested-with-her-husband-in-isfahan-34211?page=1

Iranwire - 23 Nov 2023
<<Deployment of Hijab Enforcers in Tehran Metro Sparks Anger
Civil activists and ordinary people in Iran continue to denounce the increased presence of <women in chadors and men with cameras in hand> in Tehran metro stations and other public spaces, including busy squares, parks and university campuses, as the authorities vowed determination in enforcing the mandatory hijab rules. Protests have gained traction on social media, prompting some government media outlets to portray the hijab enforcers as <spontaneous groups of people who treat others with good manners and respect.> Hamshahri, a newspaper published by the Tehran municipality, ran a front-page headline that read <My Dear, Your Headscarf....> Describing the actions of hijab enforcers at Tehran subway entrances as <simple and kind reminders,> the article stated that these people operate <within the framework of the law.> However, many Iranian citizens, particularly female students, complain about harsh treatment they have received from hijab enforcers at Tehran's Theater station. Amirkabir Newsletter Telegram channel, which covers news related to students, reported on November 19 that <the atmosphere at Theater station is very tense and some forces are fighting with people and are chanting slogans against women without hijab.> Hamshahri claimed that <more than 80 percent of Iranian people consider hijab as an important religious principle and believe in veiling.> The hardline newspaper Javan suggested that <warning men to be cautious where they look is not enough> to prevent them from being <dragged into corruption.> This view has been met with widespread criticism, with many Iranian men finding it to be insulting. In response to the widespread criticism, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi admitted that the hijab enforcers do not have a license from his ministry. Vahidi and Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani claimed that hijab enforcers are <people's groups> acting on their own initiative, but reports indicate that police officers are present alongside these alleged vigilantes. The Tehran Municipality has installed advertisements in subway stations for the employment of hijab enforcers.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122800-deployment-of-hijab-enforcers-in-tehran-metro-sparks-anger/

Iranwire - 22 Nov 2023
<<Iranian Activist Ronaghi Faces New Charges
Former political prisoner and civil activist Hossein Ronaghi says he has been summoned by the Iranian judiciary to face new accusations. On November 21, Ronaghi posted an image of the summons on the social media platform X, accompanied by a caption stating: <I have been summoned to Branch 1 of the Evin Prosecutor's Office regarding new charges and a new case.> <We are unaware of the specifics of the accusation or the new case, but I will go to the prosecutor's office in the coming days. It is likely that the new case is related to my statements regarding the killing of Armita Geravand,> he added. Armita is a 16-year-old girl who was assaulted at a Tehran metro station on October 1 for not wearing a headscarf. She died after being in a coma for 28 days. Following Armita's death, Ronaghi denounced the <killing> of the teenager. Ronaghi has been arrested and convicted multiple times in the past. His most recent arrest occurred in the early days of the nationwide protests that erupted in September 2022.
Ronaghi was released from prison on bail on November 26 of last year.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/122769-iranian-activist-ronaghi-faces-new-charges/

Iranwire - 22 Nov 2023
<<Iranian University Students Boycott Class to Protest Security Measures
Students at the Faculty of Psychology of Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University have decided to boycott classes to protest the security measures recently put in place by the university's administration. According to Iran's Union of Student Councils, the students refused to enter the classrooms on November 21, vowing to defend their <most fundamental rights.> On November 20, independent student sources, including the Amir Kabir Newsletter Telegram channel, reported that security personnel entered the classrooms of the Faculty of Psychology to check the identification cards of female students who were not wearing mandatory headscarves. Similar incidents were reported at the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, where security personnel removed female students who did not wear a hijab from the classrooms and subjected them to questioning. Reports also indicated that female students were unable to access the Golestan system, which is used to select courses. Access was reportedly reinstated after they appeared before the university’s disciplinary committee and agreed to comply with the mandatory hijab rule. The Union of Student Councils stated that the individuals who disrupted classes were <security forces and anonymous people who covered their faces and did not display any identification documents.> Earlier, students at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran went on strike on November 12-13 to protest the <suffocating security pressure> inside the university. The Telegram channel United Students reported that during the two-day strike, students refused to attend classes, visit the library or use certain laboratories. In a statement released at the end of the strike, the students called for the fifting of security measures at the university and in the dormitory and for an end to the harassment of students by security personnel. They also said that the practice of filing cases against female students over their hijab should cease. <When we speak and protest, the response is violence, insults and the disciplinary committee,> the statement said.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/122772-iranian-university-students-boycott-class-to-protest-security-measures/

Iranwire - 21 Nov 2023
<<Iranian University President Sacked After Students Attend Graduation Without Hijab
The president of Iran's Sharif University of Technology was dismissed after female students attended a graduation ceremony on the Persian Gulf island of Kish without mandatory headscarves. Science Minister Mohammad Ali Zolfigol removed Rasool Jalili from his position and appointed Abbas Mousavi as his successor, state media reported on November 21. In the decree addressed to Mousavi, Zolfigol stated that the new university president is <expected to adhere to Islamic teachings.> The graduation ceremony for 81 students at the international campus of Sharif University of Technology on Kish Island was held last week. Videos posted online show that most of the female students stood on stage in their graduation gowns and caps, but without a hijab. After the ceremony, the Amir Kabir Telegram channel reported that Ali Salek Ghafari, the head of the Kish Sharif campus, was <forced to resign> after receiving threats from the ministries of science and intelligence.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/122738-iranian-university-president-sacked-after-students-attend-graduation-without-hijab/

Iranwire - 21 Nov 2023
<<Iranian Woman Opposed to Forced Hijab in BBC's <100 Women 2023> List
Sepideh Rashnu, a writer and artist who became known in Iran for her vocal opposition to compulsory hijab rules, is in the BBC's 2023 list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world. Twenty-eight <climate pioneers,> attorney and former US First Lady Michelle Obama, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Ballon-d'Or-winning footballer Aitana Bonmatí were also included in the list revealed by the British broadcaster on November 21. Rashnu was arrested in July 2022 after an altercation on a bus with a woman who was enforcing the use of head coverings, and was held incommunicado for around two weeks. State TV aired a program showing her admitting to <encouraging prostitution,> as signs of beating were visible on her face. Rashnu was charged in August 2022 with <propaganda against the regime> and <promoting corruption and prostitution> before being released on bail. Earlier this year, Rashnu was arraigned again after sharing online photos of herself without a headscarf. <She is currently out of prison and continues to defy the compulsory hijab rules,> the BBC said.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122723-iranian-woman-opposed-to-forced-hijab-in-bbcs-100-women-2023-list/

Iranwire - 21 Nov 2023
<<Actress Samadi Barred from Leaving Iran
Iranian actress Azadeh Samadi was at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport on November 20 to catch a flight and attend a film festival in Goa, India, when her passport was confiscated. Samadi, a versatile actress in film, theater, and television, was told by Iranian authorities she was not allowed to leave the country. No reason was given for the travel ban. Earlier this year, Samadi made headlines when she was detained after wearing a hat instead of a mandatory head covering while attending a funeral. The judiciary sentenced her to two months in prison and ordered her to undergo psychological treatment for her <antisocial illness.> Samadi's case reflects the increased persecution of actresses since the eruption of nationwide protests in September 2022. Many actresses and other celebrities have been arrested and prosecuted for expressing solidarity with the women-led protest movement.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122718-actress-samadi-barred-from-leaving-iran/

Iranwire - Nov 20, 2023 - By MARYAM DEHKORDI
<<Suppression of Women’s Rights in Iran Intensifies
The UN General Assembly's committee on social, humanitarian and cultural issues approved a Canada-drafted resolution earlier this week that condemns the widespread and serious human rights violations being committed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The resolution highlighted the plight of Iranian women who face systematic discrimination and oppression. One of the most egregious examples of this oppression is the requirement for women and girls to wear a headscarf in public, which is a source of ongoing protest. This report details the experiences of Iranian women who have been subjected to abuse at the hands of the security forces in the past weeks for simply exercising their basic rights and freedoms.
Urmia, October 2023
<I was utterly exhausted. I was going home after a long day at work. My energy was completely drained. While waiting at a red light, I instinctively reached for a cigarette. I had just started smoking when I noticed a police officer calling my license plate. They instructed me to pull over.> This incident is recounted by a woman living in the northwestern city of Urmia: <The officer inquired, 'Do you smoke?' His tone was laced with disapproval. 'Aren't you ashamed? A woman smoking in the street?' I was taken aback by his judgmental attitude. He continued: 'If you fail to abide by hijab regulations and don't seek treatment for your smoking habit, you're corrupting society.' Then he fined me.> She later experienced a similar experience: <I was fined once again for smoking behind the wheel. I asked the police officer: 'Do you fine men for smoking in their cars?' He didn't respond and threatened to impound my car.>
Instances of women being fined for smoking behind the wheel have been reported in other Iranian cities.
Tehran, October 2023
According to Zohreh, a veteran women's rights activist, Iran is <regressing rapidly to the dark ages of the 1980s.>
Zohreh recounts an incident that highlights the escalating repression against women: <In broad daylight, I was violently accosted by plainclothes officers for simply applying lipstick. It was midday, and I was waiting for my husband in central Tehran. I glanced at myself in the rearview mirror, noticing that my makeup had smudged during the day. I took out my lipstick from my bag and retouched my lips. Suddenly, an unidentified individual approached my car and began hurling insults. I was taken aback by his aggressive behavior; he could have been my son.>
Tehran, November 2023
On November 16, Iran marked the third anniversary of the 2019 brutal crackdown on protests that left many people dead and injured. Coinciding with these commemorations, images of undercover officers enforcing mandatory hijab rules have emerged from the streets of Tehran. Photos from western Tehran capture the presence of black-clad women and armed men confronting women who did not wear a headscarf. Initially concentrated in metro stations in the city center, this practice has spread to other parts of the capital. IranWire received multiple reports of violent confrontations between women and black-clad officers stationed in metro stations in the city center. The plainclothes officers bore no insignia and had cameras attached to their clothing. <I enter the metro at Theater Station,> says a woman named Pardis. <There are two women and one man or three men standing at the metro entrances and exits....you have to turn around and change your path to avoid them. But even if you succeed, you will eventually encounter them somewhere inside the station.> Pardis says that the officers took pictures of women's faces: <It's unclear why they are taking pictures. They started at Theater Station because students from Tehran University, the University of Arts and other universities pass through there. They have now spread like a virus.> <They are conquering the city both on foot and by car. At Theater Station, a bearded man is standing with a cell phone and a flashlight, taking pictures and videos. Police are also present but they don't intervene...I witnessed one of [hijab enforcement officers] punching a woman in the face.> According to Pardis, at least 15 bearded officers are stationed in front of the metro gates, creating an atmosphere of fear.
<There are six exits, each with at least two or three officers standing guard. What bothers me most is not the insults or the shouting, but other people's indifference,> she says.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122697-suppression-of-womens-rights-in-iran-intensifies/


hijab patrols
NCRI - Womens committee - 17 Nov 2023 - in Women's News
<<More Hijab Patrols Recruited in Tehran Metro Stations
Iranian state media have reported an increase in the number of Hijab patrols in Tehran's metro stations.
On August 6, Iranian media wrote about the recruitment of 400 Hijab patrols with a monthly salary of 120 million Rials by Tehran's municipality.
As claimed by regime officials, the duty of these oppressive forces is to issue verbal warnings and prevent unveiled individuals from entering the metro, reporting them to the police in case of resistance. Paying such high salaries to suppressive forces targeting women comes at a time when, according to the Supreme Labor Council's decision, the minimum monthly wage for Iranian workers in the current Iranian year of 1402 is less than 50 million rials. Unprecedented inflation and soaring prices have placed immense burdens on workers and laborers. Heart-wrenching scenes of men, women, and children rummaging through garbage bins for their meager sustenance trouble the conscience of any human being, except for the ruling mullahs and the criminal authorities who have abandoned all sense of humanity. In October, Armita Geravand, an innocent 17-year-old student, lost her life after she was assaulted by Hijab patrols in a metro wagon in Tehran. The clerical regime's parliament has adopted a new Hijab and Chastity Bill containing 70 articles that impose draconian restrictions and punishments on women who defy the compulsory Hijab and the businesses that allow women to do so. The NCRI Women's Committee calls on all freedom-loving youth to stand against these oppressive measures targeting noble women and urges defenders of human and women's rights to condemn these actions under the pretext of combatting improper veiling. During the 2022 uprising, Iranian women demonstrated with slogans like <With or without hijab, we march towards revolution,> proving that attaining gender equality and minimum women’s rights is contingent upon overthrowing the religious fascism ruling Iran. As Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has declared, <No to compulsory religion, no to compulsory hijab, and no to compulsory government.> >>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/11/17/more-hijab-patrols/
   
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