Women in Iran are increasingly testing the boundaries of the country's strict Islamic dress code but a law requiring women to ...

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Iranian journalist ...

Reza Khandan was arrested in December 2024 for supporting women’s rights in Iran, and creating thousands of homemade buttons that said, “I Oppose the Mandatory Hijab.” He had previously been ...

In the ongoing struggle for democracy in Iran, women have emerged as some of the most influential and unifying voices, championing secularism, equality and inclusive governance. Over the past 150 ...

Iranian activists and dissidents who live abroad are often trailed and harassed by government agents from Iran. One woman ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday accused Iranian authorities of causing three women to perish in Qarchak prison after systematic denial of adequate medical care, raising serious concerns over ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "I have very fond memories of growing up in Iran," said Nazanin Moghbeli. "I lived there 'til I was about nine." Moghbeli, who was actually born in the United ...

Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women’s prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and ...

A viral wedding video showing has sparked outrage across Iran, exposing hypocrisy within the Ayatollah Khamenei regime amid ...

Iranian human rights attorney and activist Nasrin Satoudeh holds a photo of her husband outside Tehran's Evin Prison, where he is an inmate. Reza Khandan was taken into custody in December on charges ...

An Iranian woman protests the death of Mahsa Amini death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 1, 2022 (AP photo). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click ...