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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Iranian authorities have detained a journalist at a reformist publication, local media reported on February 5, as her sister, ...

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

Schenectady resident and filmmaker Elahe Gol Pari is no stranger to revolution.Growing up in Tehran, she was just 10 years ...

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

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