Country's AG reportedly makes announcement at conference on religion, more than 2 months after Mahsa Amini died in custody; no comment from Interior Ministry, which controls force

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year women have lost most of their rights, jobs, chances at education and are subject to beatings for protesting

At the World Teams Chess Championship, Ilana David describes her childhood alongside world champion Garry Kasparov, while lamenting the barriers facing women in the sport

Washington says it will work with other countries to oust Tehran from Commission on the Status of Women, citing its rights abuses against women and girls and protest crackdown

At least 2 killed in Zahedan; group says over 270 killed, nearly 14,000 arrested since start of protests; 2 officials sacked over Sept. 30 massacre; UN condemns regime's violence

Merkava IV company will defend Egyptian frontier as permanent part of mixed-gender Caracal Battalion; Kohavi hails successful pilot enabling more combat roles for women

Groundbreaking former official succumbs to a heart attack; as a senior figure in Obama administration, he also ended a ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces

Activists say at least 27 children have been killed, and that students and teachers are among the thousands arrested in the crackdown; union says many educators held without charge

As thousands rally over women's rights, Tehran supplies 'suicide drones' to Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine and has run drills on Azerbaijan, as well as striking Kurds in Iraq

Elnaz Rekabi and team flew back to Tehran early; report says athlete's passport, phone confiscated; unsourced opposition report alleges she'll be taken to notorious Evin Prison