The new wave of repression appears to be one of the most significant efforts to roll back perceived social gains in the ...
Videos shared on social media purportedly show dreaded unit enforcing hijab rules deploying in force, sweeping women off the ...
The rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was initially arrested after releasing music in support of the 2022 protests over the death of a ...
The United Nations said Friday that it was concerned by reports of new efforts to track and punish Iranian women, some as young as 15, who refuse to wear the headscarf required under the country's ...
The elder sister of Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old girl who was killed during the 2022 anti-government protests in Iran, has ...
Iran is intensifying crackdowns on anything perceived as “Western.”On April 13 – the same day Tehran launched drone attacks ...
Ten United Nations experts called Thursday for the release of an Iranian rapper sentenced to death for supporting nationwide ...
With Israeli bombardments hitting close to home, Iranian clerics and officials have cracked down harder on dissent. Hijab-wearing is now more strictly enforced, with hundreds of women in prison for ...
In recent years, Iran has seen a big increase in how strictly they enforce hijab laws. This is causing protests not just in ...
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the US lacks moral competence to comment on human rights, the rights of women, and the freedom of expression.
The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ...
An Iranian court has issued a death sentence to the imprisoned popular rapper Toumaj Salehi on speech-related charges.