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Risks imprisonment – directed in secret

Mohammad Rasoulof is threatened with flogging and a long prison sentence if he returns to Iran. But it's not because of this that the Oscar-nominated director has chosen to go into exile.

Risks imprisonment – directed in secret

Iran tightens harsh hijab law for women

Iran is waiting to implement the criticized law that implies even stricter hijab requirements for women. When the law was adopted in parliament last year, it sparked large protests.

Iran tightens harsh hijab law for women

Iran Pardons Grammy Winner

The Iranian singer-songwriter Shervin Hajipour has been pardoned from a three-year prison sentence, writes [ABC News](https://abcnews. go.

Iran Pardons Grammy Winner

Women Defying Power – Two Years After Amini's Death

The religious dictatorship in Iran may have struck down the wave of protests that followed Mahsa Zhina Amini's death, but two years later, many continue to defy the country's moral police. On the streets, women who do not wear the mandatory veil are increasingly visible.

Women Defying Power – Two Years After Amini's Death

Shorter sentence for Iranian Grammy winner

An Iranian court has reduced the prison sentence for the Iranian artist Shervin Hajipour. Earlier this year, he was sentenced to three years in prison for "inciting people to create unrest and disrupt national security", and eight months in prison for spreading regime-critical propaganda.

Shorter sentence for Iranian Grammy winner

Iranian Artist Ordered to Report to Prison

The Iranian artist and Grammy winner Shervin Hajipour has been ordered to report to prison by an Iranian court, reports [Kulturnytt](https://sverigesradio. se/artikel/fatt-order-om-att-infinna-sig-i-fangelse).

Iranian Artist Ordered to Report to Prison