Iranian women

WATCH: Iranian women get military training as regime seeks recruits for ‘self-sacrifice’ campaign

Iranian state media published images of women training in missile use, urban warfare, firearms, and drone operations as part of a new military training campaign.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran conduct street parades and provide military training to supporters in preparation for a potential conflict with the United States and Israel on September 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
IRANIAN SINGER Parastoo Ahmadi will be severely punished for performing without a hijab in an online concert.

Musician sentenced to 74 lashes for hijabless performance as Iran continues entertainment crackdown

The court found that a hijabless performance had violated “public decency through the production and publication of obscene and immoral content on cyberspace platforms.”

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" during a silent march denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026.

‘Architects’ of Iran’s brutal Woman, Life, Freedom crackdown must face intl justice, Amnesty says

The Amnesty report found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity to suppress the demonstrations.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A woman hand holds a sign with drawings of a lion and an Iranian woman and the slogan Woman Life Freedom in Paris in France on January 18, 2026. Demonstration in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic and in favor of the return of Reza Pahlavi.

Mahsa Amini's legacy, four years after her murder by Iran's morality police - editorial

“Women’s problems are not limited to the hijab,” Fattahi said. “Freedom does not simply mean having the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a hijab. This is the most basic of women’s rights.”

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

‘Were my sons not enough?!’ shouts mother of detained Iranian protester

Further protests were planned across Iran this week for the anniversary of the 2019 "Bloody November" protests.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Behieh Namjoo, the mother of Elham Afkari, bangs on the doors of the detention center where her daughter is being held, November 12, 2022

Iran-Russia ties in spotlight at G7 summit - analysis

The G7 has also expressed support for Iran’s protests as well as condemning Russia's use of Iranian drones in their war against Ukraine.

NOVEMBER 4, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A working session at a G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the City Hall in Muenster, Germany November 4, 2022.

Many young Iranians lose their fear in struggle for 'freedom'

In the past, Iranian feared the repercussions of protesting against the regime, but today, with protests raging across Iran, things have changed.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByREUTERS
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 19, 2022.

Iranian teen girl beaten to death by police for tearing Khomeini's photo - report

Protests continued across Iran on Monday as Iranian forces continued their crackdown on protesters.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Thousands of Iranians head to Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez, October 26, 2022

IRGC commander warns protesters: Today will be the 'last day' of rioting

Iran has been struck by protests since the death of Mahsa Amini who was killed while in custody of the morality police in September.

OCTOBER 29, 2022ByREUTERS
People gathering next to a burning motorcycle in the capital Tehran on October 8, 2022. - Iran has been torn by the biggest wave of social unrest in almost three years, which has seen protesters, including university students and even young schoolgirls chant "Woman, Life, Freedom".

'Freedom, Freedom, Freedom!' Protests, clashes sweep Iran as Mahsa Amini memorialized

Thousands of Iranians gathered at Mahsa Amini's grave to mark the 40th day since she was killed.

OCTOBER 26, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Thousands of Iranians head to Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez, October 26, 2022

Iranians call on FIFA to ban Islamic Republic from World Cup next month amid deadly protests

Amid deadly nationwide protests and continual discrimination against women in stadiums, Iranians have called on FIFA to end its "neutrality" on the issue.

OCTOBER 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian women attend Iran's World Cup Asian qualifier against Cambodia at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2019

Iran prison fire death toll rises as protests continue

All the victims were being held in a section of the prison designated for prisoners of robbery-related crimes, the judiciary said.

OCTOBER 17, 2022ByREUTERS
A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on October 16, 2022 shows damage caused by a fire in the notorious Evin prison, northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran.

Iranian protesters defy crackdown with nationwide demonstrations

Protesters across Iran defied a nearly month-long crackdown on Saturday, chanting in the streets and in universities against the country's clerical leaders in a sustained wave of anger.

OCTOBER 15, 2022ByREUTERS
People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Women are the vanguard of Iran’s revolution - opinion

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable” - John F. Kennedy

OCTOBER 14, 2022ByDR. IMAN FOROUTAN/THE MEDIA LINE
FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.