Authoritarian regimes rely on patriarchal structures to consolidate their power. In Iran, this partnership serves to control ...

It became mandatory for women in Iran to cover their hair and dress modestly following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Two years ...

Her arrest drew international condemnation, with Amnesty International among those calling for her immediate and ...

Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a ...

Prominent Iranian political activist, Kianoosh Sanjari, who took his own life on Wednesday in an act of protest, was buried ...

Roshanak Molaei disappeared in Tehran after being taken into custody by police, raising concerns about her treatment as the ...

Iran continues to force confessions, execute individuals who committed crimes as minors and subject detainees to torture in ...

Roshanak Molaei disappeared in Tehran after being taken into custody by police, raising concerns about her treatment as the ...

The protests followed the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman who was taken into morality police custody for allegedly not fully complying with hijab rules. The 22-year-old ...

Amnesty International shared video of the incident on social media and called for the immediate release of the woman, who it said had been “violently arrested" Saturday.

A Kurdish-Iranian woman named Roya Heshmati was whipped 74 times after a photo of her was published a few months ago in which she was seen not wearing a hijab in Tehran, Iranian human rights ...