 | Iran morality police status unclear after 'closure' comment"If we want to have a morality police, it must be done with soft words," pleaded Wahid Sarabi, speaking in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, but who is from the western Iran city of Hamedan. |
 | FIFA World Cup: Iran players decline to sing national anthem backing anti-govt protestsThe Iranian players stood impassively and grim-faced as their anthem rang out around the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. |
 | Iran: Mahsa Amini was beaten severely in front of brother, says cousin as women-led protests intensifyThe mother of the Iranian Kurdish woman said doctors at the hospital told the family that her daughter "had received a violent blow to the head"; her death has sparked worldwide protests. |
 | Iran arrests ex-president Rafsanjani's daughter for 'inciting protests'Faezeh Hashemi, a former lawmaker and a women's rights activist, has had previous run-ins with the law in the Islamic republic. |
 | Iran summons UK and Norway ambassadors; alleges media outlets fueling protestsThe Foreign Ministry's website said it summoned Simon Shercliff, the U.K.'s ambassador to Iran, on Saturday and protested the hosting of critical Farsi-language media outlets. |
 | Iran protests flare anew hours after pro-government ralliesThe street violence, which IHR says has spread to 80 towns and cities, was triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd. |
 | Fresh protests against 'hijab law' intensify in Iran over Mahsa Amini's deathDemonstrations were held in Tehran, including in several universities, and the second city Mashhad. |
 | Iranian women chop off their hair, burn hijabs in protest; read to know whyHeadscarves are compulsory for women in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and members of the morality police enforce the strict dress code. |
 | Iran: Mahsa Amini's death galvanises critics of 'morality police'Filmmakers, artists, athletes, and political and religious figures have taken to social media to express their anger against the morality police, both inside and outside the country. |
