While Iran has been the scene of the protesters' bloody resistance against mandatory hijab in the past six months, religious authorities refuse to back down.

Several sources have reported the death of a protester after he was released following a short detention by the Islamic Republic security forces.

Iran’s interior minister says the past Iranian year was not a difficult year, “but enemies caused trouble and created disturbance” for the Islamic Republic.

Amid simmering tensions over the observance of the Iranian regime’s strict Islamic dress code, police arrested three Iranians who confronted hijab enforcers. 

An Iranian protester thrown from the fourth floor of a building when the security agents stormed his residence last week has lost his life.

Iran’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that European Union and British sanctions announced Monday were intended to divert attention from serious problems in Europe.

Iran's authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday.

Firebrand Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami has admitted that "the Islamic Republic has never had [such] tough days like the past 100 days of protests".

Iran’s exiled queen has expressed hope that Iran will be free in the coming year in a message on the occasion of Iranian new year, Nowruz.

A human rights group says nearly 30,000 people were arrested for staging protests, political activities, or the expression of their opinions in the Iranian year ending on Monday, March 20.