The Iranian government has cracked down on nationwide defiance, hitting out at any act that it perceives as contributing to ...

I once spent a week in a region of southern Sudan where almost none of the women covered their breasts, and then just two ...

The executions on Saturday of two young men in Iran, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children’s coach, in connection with nationwide protests have sparked outrage around the world.

In Iran, human rights groups are demanding authorities throw out the convictions against three young men sentenced to death ...

To stop these executions, a comprehensive strategy must be devised by a coalition of democratic governments using all ...

Short movies nominated for an Oscar often don't get wide public attention.For director Cyrus Neshvad, born in Iran but of ...

Arrests and executions have smothered organized demonstrations, yet thousands of women in Tehran have abandoned compulsory ...

Last weekend, Iran executed two more protesters charged with killing security personnel, causing an international outcry. Critics said that the executions were a result of hasty sham trials.

Central to Iran's response have been the country's“revolutionary courts”. They have conducted heavily-criticised trials resulting in at least four executions , while over 100 protesters are in ...

A group of 30 female political prisoners incarcerated in Iran's notorious Evin prison have published a letter demanding a ...

Arriving during the ongoing revolution in Iran, the playlist includes music and commentary from women artists and allies like ...

Alireza Akbari served as Iranian deputy minister of defense from 2000 to 2005, but was arrested in 2019 and accused of serving as a British intelligence agent.