Local authorities in Iran have widened a ban on walking dogs, citing public health, social order and safety concerns. At ...

The government regards pet dogs as a sign of Western cultural influence. They are also considered impure, in Islam. Now there ...

Iranian authorities have significantly widened a ban on walking dogs in public, extending restrictions from the capital ...

A ban on dog walking in Iran was expanded to a host of cities over the past week, with the latest restriction coming on ...

The government regards pet dogs as a sign of Western cultural influence. They are also considered impure, in Islam. Now there ...

Iran has expanded its ban on public dog-walking to over 25 cities, citing health, safety and morality concerns. With no national law outlawing pet ownership, local prosecutors are enforcing ...

The ban echoes a 2019 police directive that barred walking dogs in Tehran. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Dog-walking is ‘anti-religious,’ ‘reprehensible’ and a ‘threat to public health,’ says one Iranian prosecutor.

Spread This NewsBy BBC News IRANIAN officials have expanded a ban on dog walking to a swathe of cities across the country, ...

Iran on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of killing seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, during nationwide protests in ...

Dog ownership has been frowned upon in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and has long been viewed as controversial by the Islamic regime, which considers dogs “unclean” and sees the practice as ...