News about Masih Alinejad

A number of videos have shown officials stalking the streets looking for women in breach of the Islamic Republic's dress code laws, and in one clip are seen grappling with a woman before bundling her into the back of a white van. The crackdown on women across Iran follows Tehran announcing the 'Nour Project', according to the Jerusalem Post , which is aimed at 'dealing with anomalies.' This has resulted in the heavy presence of the country's so-called Guidance Patrol, or morality police - its Islamic police and vice squad in several cities. Police have been instructed to focus on 'positive behaviours' and avoid using 'negative behaviours,' according to Iran's Mehr News Agency. However, the Jerusalem Post's report suggests that the crackdown has been violent.

Fears of Iran's clout on Caracas are increasing as the two regimes increase economic and military links and become more hostile toward Washington, DC. Last week, the FBI Miami launched a manhunt to find Iranian spy Majid Dastjani Farahani, who the government suspects of locating allies to murder US officials while operating from Venezuela. In 2021, four Iranians were charged with plotting to abduct dissident journalist Masih Alinejad from Brooklyn before boarding a speedboat to bring her to Tehran via Caracas. Experts warned DailyMail.com that the brazen acts of increasing ties between dictator Nicolas Maduro and America's enemies could result in doom in the near future. According to them, the rich-oil nation is being used as a 'air bridge' because of its location just 300 miles from the Miami coast in case any world war comes.

Whitney Wright (right) of Porn has sparked controversy online after she took photos in front of the 'death to America' murals (left) on the now-abandoned US embassy in Tehran, Iran. The Oklahoma native, 32, filmed herself at the shut-down embassy, saying she 'HAD to visit' the museum where hostages were detained for 444 days. The National Guard Guard in Iran now operates the building as an anti-America museum (top inset). She was also seen posing next to a flagpole (bottom inset), with a torn US flag on the ground. Her photographs sparked outrage on social media, with critics accusing her of supporting one of the world's "most authoritarian regimes." Some people were 'glad' she came to Iran and 'hope you had a good time.'

Whitney Wright, an American-born porn actress, has been accused of promoting Iranian government propaganda after posting images of her travel to Iran on social media. Despite Iran's refusal to participate in her tour, Wright, who is known for criticizing Israel and supporting Palestinians, filmed herself in Tehran. Her adherence to the Islamic dress code provoked criticism, particularly in the aftermath of previous demonstrations against women who were forced to wear the hijab. The US State Department has warned against flying to Iran, underscoring the danger of unlawful detention. Wright's visit seems to be part of a regional tour, showcasing images from Egypt, Lebanon, and Morocco.

On Sunday, Iran's deputy education minister, Younes Panahi, told reporters: 'Some people wanted all schools, especially girls' schools, to be closed,' he said.' Hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning have been reported among schoolgirls, mostly in the holy city of Qom, about 85 miles south of Tehran, with some needing hospitalization. So far, there have been no arrests related to the poisonings. Pictured: Qom (file photo)

Large-scale demonstrations have erupted in Iran and around the world following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022. Amini was arrested by the "morality police" (or "Gasht-e-Ershad), and died three days later from severe beatings. In 2005, this unit of the police force was designed specifically to enforce the Islamic dress code. Hijabs must be worn by women over the age of puberty in Iran to cover their hair and loose clothing to hide their silhouettes in public, regardless of faith. The Muslim people have been split on this issue since its inception, and particularly in recent years, either following the legislation as a way to grow deeper into their faith or retaliating against it to protest for one's right of choice.

In an indictment in federal court in New York, the men, Rafat Amirov, 43, of Iran, Polad Omarov, 38, of the Czech Republic and Slovenia, and Khalid Mehdiyev, 24, of Yonkers, New York, were charged with money laundering and murder-for-hire. The three men were in detention, and one of them was awaiting extradition to the United States.

Mohammed Nasiri, 21, was arrested in Qazvin, near Tehran, last month, and now faces death for suspected violent offences, although friends insist he was only giving out free hugs and chocolate.

After activists claim he was given a sham trial, Majidreza Rahnavard (left) was executed in public in Mashhad, north-east Iran, early Monday (right, crowds watching). Rahnavard was charged with fatally stabbing two members of Iran's Basij militia, which has been active in violently repressing demonstrations and then trying to evacuate the country. He was refused a lawyer at trial and appeared with signs of torture, according to opposition protesters. He confessed to revealing it on Iranian state media. After Mohsen Shekari, 23, was jailed last week for "waging war against God," he was the second protester to be executed.

According to the official Iranian news service, Mohsen Shekari, who was photographed online by Iranian activists and journalists, was charged with "waging war against God" after the Iranian regime said he blocked Sattar Khan Boulevard in Tehran and stabbed the left shoulder of a Basiji. 'Mohsen was a prisoner who died for freedom.' He wanted a normal life. Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and activist, was one of the many brave souls killed by this bloody regime.'

According to a troubling new study, foreign intelligence agents in Iran and China are increasingly relying on private detectives in America to do their dirty work. Michael McKeever, a New York private investigator, told the Times how Iran lured dissatisfied Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home as part of an alleged kidnapping conspiracy. 'I was used,' the narrator said, claiming that his alleged customer, who contacted him on his website in early 2021, was trying to locate a debtor who had fled from Dubai.

The death sentence was the first attempt by the Iranian government to discourage the protests that have swept the region since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini (inset) in September after she was arrested for wearing clothing that the authorities deemed inappropriate. According to the judiciary's Mizan Online website, the accused, who has not been identified, was sentenced to death for the act of'setting fire to a government building, threatening national security, plotting to commit a crime against national security, war against God, and corruption on earth.' Hundreds of protesters, mainly demonstrators, but also security forces, were killed during the demonstrations, which the authorities have described as 'riots.'

SPECIAL REPORT BY ROBERT DINEEN: Zahra Khoshnavaz knew she had put herself in jeopardy when she joined five other female followers and attended a high-profile football match disguised as a male. The aspiring poet and activist understood that she risked triggering the country's notorious morality police by releasing photographs of herself sporting a fake wig and beard on Persopolis's sidewalk. However, the prohibition on women watching football games was not enforced in statute, and she believed she was safe from harm and imprisonment on social media having posted her previous trips to games involving Persopolis or Iran.

According to the Iran Human Rights News Agency, Tabar, 21, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, was jailed for obscenity and insulting the hijab. Following a movement to free her, the media star was released, but only after a few days, with the authorities allowing her out on bail. Masih Alinejad, an activist, said she was released after 14 months of service. 'What you saw on Instagram was the computer effects I used to create the image,' she was quoted as saying.

Nika Shakarami, 16 (inset), first vanished after taking part in a protest in Tehran on September 20. Her ten-day family members discovered her body in the Iranian capital's morgue. At the weekend, her body was returned to her father's home town of Khorramabad, but BBC Persia informs the body was later discovered buried 25 miles away. It's just one of a string of desperate measures used by Iran's security forces to discourage people from speaking out as demonstrations sweep the country following Mahsa Amini's death last month at the hands of the so-called moral police. Schoolgirls are now joining the protests en-masse (pictured)

A human rights group in Iran has written to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, asking that Iran be barred from the World Cup in Qatar later this year due to the country's mistreatment of women. Following the detention of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini in police detention earlier this year for wearing her veil too loosely, widespread demonstrations have erupted across Iran. The Iranian regime has retaliated, as it always does, with more force and an internet blackout to make it impossible for people to plan protests.

The chaos began in the immediate vicinity of the Iranian embassy in London before escalating to Marble Arch and then Maida Vale, where the Islamic Centre of England was attacked. Demonstrators were also seen protesting outside the Kilburn Islamic Centre. Several officers were wounded during the demonstration, five of whom are in hospital with serious injuries, including broken bones, according to the police. In addition, 12 people were arrested on suspicion of violent conduct. The demonstrators were cleared from the street outside the Iranian Embassy by 7:30 p.m., but a handful of police officers remained outside the building. In the area impacted by the outbreak, police have issued a Section 35 dispersal order for the next 48 hours. Following Mahsa Amini's death in police detention, demonstrations have spread around the world. The 22-year-old Kurdish woman was arrested in Tehran by Iranian morality police who suspect she was wearing her hijab too loosely.

Protesters in London and Paris have arrested demonstrators who have threatened to storm Iranian embassies as a result of rising global outrage after an Iranian woman was arrested and tortured to death by the Islamic regime for wearing her hijab too loosely, according to her family. A large crowd of people gathered outside the British capital's embassy, with police officers forming a queue to stop the group from moving closer to the building. Witnesses said some were attempting to'attack' and'storm' Iranian embassies in both London and Paris as people entered the British premises, 'throwing rocks and chairs at the building.' Hundreds of protesters descended on the embassy in Princes Gate, Knightsbridge, England, with some of them throwing bottles and other items at officers. When others attempted to hold the crowd of people back, two police officers pulled a man down. Protesters in Iran's Islamic Republic were calling for an end, yelling and threatening officers who had formed a line in front of the embassy. Following the death of Mahsa Amini (bottom left) in police detention, there have been demonstrations around the world. A large crowd of people were captured on video footage from outside the London embassy, with police officers lining up to prevent the group from moving closer to the building. People were seen on walls, waving flags and placards in the street. As others attempted to hold the crowd of people back, two police officers held a man down. Hadis Najafi, (20th from left), a female activist in Iran, was killed after being targeted six times by security forces in the region. Hanane Kia (centre), Ghazale Chelavi (forth from left), and Mahsa Mogoi (right).

A young Iranian woman dies after being violently arrested and reportedly beaten by Iran's notorious morality police force for not wearing a hijab. After being arrested in Tehran and dying while in police detention in Kasra's capital, Mahsa Amini, 22, went into a coma. Following calls for anti-hijab demonstrations in recent weeks, videos shared on social media displayed instances of what seemed to be a heavy-handed attack by morality police units against women who had uncovered their hijab.

Mahsa Amini, 22, was on a trip to Iran with her family when she was arrested by the special police unit that enforces women's strict dress code, which includes mandatory headcarf. While waiting outside the police station for her to be released, her brother Kiaresh told the Iranian Wire news website that an ambulance came outside taking her to the hospital. She had a heart attack and a seizure, and she was now in a coma. 'Her arrest and admission to the hospital took place just two hours,' he said. Whether or not he wanted to bring a criminal lawsuit, he said: "I have nothing to lose." 'I will not let this one come to an end without making a roar.' A statement from the Tehran police revealed that she had been arrested for 'explanation and instruction' regarding the dress codes, as well as other females.

After the state ordered for the assassination of Salman Rushdie, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati reportedly supported Iran's "right to put a bounty on someone's head." Mahallati, a professor of religion at Oberlin College in Ohio, served as the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in 1989, when the assassination order, also known as a fatwa, was issued against Rushdie. Mahallati, who has taught a variety of courses on 'peace studies' in his academic career, has not commented on the assassination. The professor's 1989 stance on the Fatwa has not been discussed at Oberlin College.

In recent days, US investigators foiled an Iranian plot led by Shahram Poursafi (left) to assassinate former National Security Advisor John Bolton, a move that also threatened former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. On Thursday, an accused Iranian agent (right) was arrested on federal charges after prosecutors said he armed himself with an AK-47 and stalked Masih Alinejad's Brooklyn home, an Iranian expatriate and a vocal critic of the regime.