The Islamic Republic of Iran announced the dismantling of its morality police in the aftermath of Mahsa Amini's death, a woman who died while in custody after being arrested for not wearing her ...

The 22-year-old woman fell into a coma and died in September 2022 after she was apprehended by members of Iran's notorious Gasht-e Ershad—more colloquially know as the "morality police"—for ...

Multiple countries have special police that enforce Islamic moral codes. Here’s how Iran’s morality police compare to other forces with the same goals. Iran’s morality police have gained ...

Sunni clerics criticizing the Islamic Republic's heavy-handed response to protests were the latest to be placed in the ...

She later added that the revolution underway in Iran now is no longer “only ... to explain first-hand her experiences with the morality police. She is one of hundreds of thousands of women ...

Iran's morality police — known as Gasht-e Ershad, or "Guidance Patrol" — have a mandate to enter public areas to check on the implementation of the strict dress code. Following the protests ...

Protestors gathered in Raleigh Saturday, demonstrating against the government of Iran. Organizers said what they want most is ...

The pair, both in their early 20s, were reportedly convicted for promoting corruption and propaganda.

View Comments () On Sept. 16, 2022, a young Kurdish Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. Protests have ...

Astiyaz Haghighi and Amir Mohammed Ahmadi are a young engaged couple that are now being imprisoned for dancing together in ...

All three have been released. The protests began in mid-September, when 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic ...

Two weeks later, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman named Jina Mahsa Amini died after being taken into custody by Iran’s morality police for not wearing a hijab tightly enough. Her death sparked ...