Iran is using psychiatry to curb dissent by sending women who refuse to wear the Islamic headscarf to ‘hijab removal ...

The Iranian regime released a young female singer who was arrested for a risque performance without the mandatory hijab.

Singer Parastoo Ahmadi held an audienceless performance in one of Iran's traditional venues and posted it to YouTube.

And it would seem the regime’s days are numbered.Whether that is in years – as Assad managed to hold onto power throughout ...

The severe crackdown on women came two years after nationwide protests that erupted following the custodial deathof ...

Offenders face fines of up to £12,500, flogging and prison sentences ranging from five to 15 years for repeat offenders.

No immediate confirmation from Israel, which is trying to stop Assad's strategic weapons from falling into hostile hands; ...

For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio ... And Syria joined that run of protests, people daring to come out onto the streets asking for freedom, for democracy ...

A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years on prison after finding him guilty of collaborating with a hostile government.

Women in Iran risk the death penalty or up to 15 years in prison under new morality laws, which will come into effect this ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...

The arrests also follow a wave of attempted hits and kidnappings linked to Tehran in Europe and the United States.