Hijab

US to impose costs on Iran for crackdown against protesters: Biden

US President Joe Biden has said they will impose costs on perpetrators of violence against peaceful protesters in Iran, the country witnessing protests over the death of a woman

By NewsDrum Desk

Oct 04, 2022 05:30 IST logo

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Iranian women demonstrate for equal rights, March 12, 1979. Iran's Islamic Republic requires women to cover up in public. But many Iranian women have long played a game of cat-and-mouse with authorities as a younger generation wears their veils more loosely or skirts requirements for conservative dress

International

Iran's anti-Hijab protests draw on long history of resistance

By NewsDrum Desk

Sep 28, 2022 05:30 IST logo

6 Min read

A woman cuts her hair outside Iranian embassy in Istanbul in support of Iranian women protesting against the hijab

International

Iran protest at enforced hijab sparks online debate and feminist calls for action across Arab world

By NewsDrum Desk

Sep 26, 2022 05:30 IST logo

4 Min read

Photo taken by an Iranian protestor, a trash bin is burning as anti-riot police arrive during a protest over the death of a young woman who had been detained for violating the country's conservative dress code, in downtown Tehran, Iran.

International

Iranian woman's death in custody sparks Iran protests

By NewsDrum Desk

Sep 21, 2022 05:30 IST logo

4 Min read

International

Iranians protest in capital over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

By NewsDrum Desk

Sep 20, 2022 05:30 IST logo

2 Min read

Afghan woman under Taliban regime (Image courtesy- The Guardian)

Analysis

One year Taliban rule in Afghanistan

By Surinder Singh Oberoi

Aug 08, 2022 05:30 IST logo

7 Min read

International

Afghanistan a year after the Taliban occupation: An ongoing war on human rights

By NewsDrum Desk

Aug 02, 2022 05:30 IST logo

4 Min read