Almost a year after Mahsa Amini protests rattled nation, watchdog says Tehran continuing its 'oppressive methods of policing and punishing women' under its veiling laws

Federation chief announces that stadiums in Isfahan, Kerman and Ahvaz -- but not in capital Tehran -- are ready to host women for games

The death in custody of 22-year-old arrested for violating dress code for women sparked nationwide protests

Tehran's theocracy is escalating its response to a growing trend of openly defying mandatory headscarf rule; some say rulers may be overreaching, risking a renewed wave of protests

Baran Kosari and Shaghayegh Dehghan face prison terms for violating strict dress code amid ongoing wave of defiance since Mahsa Amini's death in custody last September

The movement is novel in its duration, its spread across provinces and social classes, and its readiness to openly call for the end of clerical rule

Kurds who fled country say protesters don't only want freedom from headscarf, but also abolishment of regime in Tehran, though views elsewhere mixed

Country's chief prosecutor, Mohamed Jafar Montazeri, says force 'had been closed,' but state media hasn't reported such a decision

'Whether with hijab, whether without it, onwards to revolution,' women clad in black, body-covering chadors chant in videos posted on Twitter

Report claims video footage of the woman who broke the dress code 'elicited a lot of reaction on social media'