October 29, 2021

Raisi Government to Launch Religious “Vice-Prevention” Courses, Paramilitary “Community Patrols”

Two months after the inauguration of ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s state-run Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice organization has announced plans to launch religious college-level courses dedicated to the ...

April 23, 2018

Iranians Criticize Rouhani Officials For Blaming the Victim in Video of Morality Police Assaulting Woman

Several Iranian public figures have criticized Rouhani admin officials for blaming the victim in a video of a woman being assaulted by Iran’s morality police. ...

December 22, 2017

Hundreds Arrested in Tehran During Yalda Winter Solstice Celebration

Anti-vice police arrested more than 230 young men and women at two private parties in Tehran during the Iranian festival of Yalda on December 21, 2017. Yalda is a winter solstice celebration observed on the longest night of the year. ...

February 9, 2016

New App that Detects Morality Police is Instant Hit in Iran

Authorities Block App within 24 Hours of Its Debut A smartphone application aimed at helping Iranian users avoid the country’s morality police became a smash hit immediately after it was released today, with its servers being inundated by ...