Elnaz Rekabi: Family home of Iranian climber demolished
The family villa of Elnaz Rekabi - an Iranian climber who competed abroad with her hair uncovered - has reportedly been demolished. Ms Rekabi, 33, broke Iran's mandatory dress code…
Iran abolishes morality police after months-long anti-hijab protests
Iran's Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri announced that the country's morality police has been abolished following months of protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death. By Agence France-Presse: Iran has scrapped…
Group NGOs applaud Germany’s initiative for a Special Session on human rights in Iran and call for the swift establishment of an investigative accountability body
Group of NGOs applaud the German Government’s recent announcement of its decision to support a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in…
Constitutional Provisions for Minorities.
Constitutional Provisions for Minorities. The safeguards for the protection of interests of minorities are mandated in the following provisions of Constitution of India: (i) Article 15 (1) & (2)…
Iranian Sunni Clerics Release Video Urging End To Deadly Crackdown On Protesters
Sunni clerics of the southern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan have released a video calling on authorities of the Islamic republic to stop a deadly crackdown on protests that…
The woman declared stateless in India, UK and Uganda
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Ila Popat was born in Uganda in 1955 and came to India as a 10-year-old on her mother's passport Ila Popat has been living in India for…
Iran files complaint with FIFA after USMNT removes Islamic Republic emblem from social media posts
US Soccer, the governing of football in the United States, posted a graphical photo of the FIFA World Cup Group B points table showing Iran’s flag without its usual emblem…
Iranian Song of Tweets Protesting Mahsa Amini Death Garners 40 Million Views Before Removed
An Iranian protest song composed of tweets and online posts in the wake of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in captivity garnered more than 40 million views before it was forcibly…
Iran schoolgirls remove hijabs in protests against government
Protesting schoolgirls walked along a main road in Karaj, a city just to the west of Tehran, on Tuesday Schoolgirls in Iran have been waving their headscarves in the air…
Federal Govt, Stakeholders Review Procedure For Stateless Persons’ Status
National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCRFMI) and other stakeholders have commenced the review of the draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Statelessness Status Determination (SSD). The…