From the large marches across the country shortly after the announcement of this law, the self-immolation of Homa Darabi in protest against the mandatory hijab in 1994, the brave action of the “Women of Enghelab (Revolution) Street,” to the recent uprising of “Women, Life, Freedom” and the burning of scarves, the women of Iran never stopped protesting.

On the other hand, the Islamic regime, knowing the power and influence of women in society against its totalitarian rule, has never stopped any effort to suppress them.

According to WIRED, after the lawmakers of the Islamic regime last year proposed the use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition software to identify and punish women who do not observe the hijab law, in an interview in September, the head of an Iranian government agency that enforces morality law also discussed the use of technology to identify inappropriate movements in the society, including “failure to observe hijab laws.”

Ensieh Khazali, the deputy of Ebrahim Raisi for women's affairs, announced the government's plan to introduce Chador as a "cultural commodity" and assign a "subsidy" to it to "provide suitable [Islamic] clothing at a reasonable price to the people". Meanwhile, the government is struggling with an unprecedented budget deficit.

Lives of 8 Detainees in Danger

According to Hirkani, human rights and environmental organization, Majid Shabdini, Makan Davari, Amirsalar Mostajer Rahmani, Arman Yekta Fallahabadi, Rahmat Norouzi, Omid Bahrami, Behnam Khanbabaei and Qasem Jahangir are 8 detainees from Gilan province who are facing serious charges such as "Hiraba", "Corruption on Earth" and arson. None of them are allowed to have a lawyer of their choice.

One Step Forward

The members of the British House of Commons unanimously voted in favor of the non-binding motion that asks the government of this country to declare the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.

Reporters Without Borders called the 18-year prison sentence for journalist and satirist Ehsan Pirbornash "outrageous": 

"It is the harshest sentence passed on any journalist since protests about Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody began four months ago. He and all of the other journalists imprisoned in Iran must be freed at once."

Iran Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that from September 17, 2022 to January 11, 709 protesters were convicted to a total of 11054 months prison sentences and 110 individuals are under the impending threat of death sentence.

70 children (individuals under 18) have been killed and at least 164 arrested.