Iranian women train with surface to air missiles in Janfada campaign
Female supporters of the Islamic Republic have begun training with Misagh, a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile system designed to…
Iran court upholds 74-lash sentence for singer Parastoo Ahmadi
An Iranian court rejected Parastoo Ahmadi’s appeal against her sentence of 74 lashes and a two-year ban on…
Amnesty calls for justice over Iran’s deadly 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protest
The 87 “architects” of the Islamic Republic’s brutal crackdown on the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests must face…
Four years after Mahsa Amini, Iran’s demand for civil freedom endures
Four years ago yesterday, Mahsa Jina Amini died in a Tehran hospital after being detained by Iran’s morality…
Iran protest survivors recount crackdown four years after Mahsa Amini’s death
Four years after Mahsa Amini was murdered by the Islamic Republic, sparking Iran’s ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests, survivors…
Iranian women defy efforts by hardliners to enforce wearing of hijab
A cultural fault line in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the…
Iranian singer gets 74 lashes for singing on social media without head covering
Tehran-based singer Anita Papist was sentenced to 74 lashes for “offending public decency” by Branch 1088 of the…
Women in Iran reportedly driven to sell their hair to survive economic crisis
Women in the Islamic Republic have been forced to sell their hair as a means to survive, experts…
The World Cup dilemma dividing Iranians: Root for Iran — or against it?
Shortly before Iran‘s opening match at the 2022 World Cup, Mehran Hashemi decided he could no longer stomach…
Iran Nobel laureate Mohammadi needs urgent heart treatment in Tehran
Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while in prison for her campaign to advance women’s rights…
Money, power, exile: Mira Nassiri targets regime wealth in Canada
Mira Nassiri was 15 years old when she began writing under a name that was not her own.…
Captain of Iran’s women’s team withdraws Australia asylum bid: State media
The captain of the Iranian women’s football team has withdrawn her bid for asylum in Australia, Iran’s state…