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How women put hair to the fore in fight for equal rights

Cutting your hair or letting it grow, dyeing it or showing off they grey, sporting a mane or covering it. These are everyday acts with which millions of women claim their identities, try to fit in, fight for their rights or abide by regulations in which, all too often, they…

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Iran protest marches 'show we feel their pain and we are here'

Protesters are holding regular marches to highlight issues including the death of Mahsa Amini

Liverpool Echo · Oct 19, 2022

World's female foreign ministers to meet on Iran, Canada says

Many of the world's female foreign ministers will discuss the "brutal" crackdown against protesters in Iran during a virtual meeting this week hosted by Canada, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

Meghan Markle sends hidden message of support to Iran with her choice of T-shirt

At an event for Women@Spotify, the Duchess of Sussex wore a T-shirt carrying a message in support of ongoing protests in Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody

Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022

UN: 23 Children Killed, 90 Journalists, Lawyers, Artists Arrested In Iran Protests

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani revealed on Tuesday that 23 children have been killed in Iran’s ongoing mass protests. This comes as Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened EU sanctions against Iran following Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 19, 2022

Iranian Climber Goes Missing after Competing without Headscarf

The fate of Elnaz Rekabi, an Iranian sport climber who competed at the Asian Championships without a headscarf last Sunday, remains the concern of many since she disappeared two days after participating in the tournament in South Korea. Tehran later said Rekabi was on her way to return to Iran…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 19, 2022

Athlete Elnaz Rekabi, who competed without a hijab, returns to Iran

Competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi received a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of Iranian female athletes

WEKU · Oct 19, 2022

Iran's Elnaz Rekabi, who competed without hijab, in Tehran

Iranian competitive climber Elna Rekabi has received a hero’s welcome on her return to Tehran

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Iran schoolgirl, 16, 'beaten to death after refusing to sing pro-regime anthem'

Asra Panahi, 16, died after her Shahed Girls High School was raided on Thursday and forces demanded the schoolgirls to sing an anthem in honour of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Will Never Stand Down

The biggest obstacle to regime change is a security force designed to protect the regime to the point of civil war.

Foreign Policy · Oct 18, 2022