Morality police first appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But similar forces were present in parts of ...

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 ...

Iranian pop singer and songwriter Shervin Hajipour on Sunday won the first Grammy Award for Best Song for Social Change 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 ...

Ejei, head of Iran’s judiciary, proposed the amnesty and commutation in a letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali ...

Iran’s chief prosecutor Mohamed Jafar Montazeri said on Saturday the morality police “had been closed,” the semi-official news agency ISNA reported. The agency did not provide details ...

STORY: Iran's Supreme Leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including some arrested in recent anti-government ...

An Iranian singer who faces possible prison time for his song, which has become an anthem for the ongoing protests shaking ...

Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including many linked to anti-government protests.State ...

A long-detained opposition leader in Iran is calling for a nationwide referendum about whether to write a new constitution ...

The pardon approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came with conditions, which the measure would not apply to any of the numerous ...

Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned or allowed a reduction in jail sentences for “tens of thousands” of prisoners, including ...