Iranian women

How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression

In a powerful episode of The Deep Dive, taekwondo champion and women’s rights activist Marzieh Hamidi shares a raw and urgent message from the streets of Iran.

 How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression.
 FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.

UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari

TAGHI RAMAHI, husband of Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, poses with an undated photo of himself and his wife, during an interview at his home in Paris, France, October 6, 2023.

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized twice after violent arrest, family says

 MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iran spares child bride from death penalty after she pays off family of dead abuser


Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi granted short medical leave from prison in Iran

Her husband, Taghi Rahmani, who resides in France with their children, criticized authorities for delaying necessary medical care.

Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture.

Building bridges through art: My journey creating 18 murals in Israel to support the women of Iran

The murals honor Iranian women’s bravery, forge a message of unity between Persians and Jews, and stand as symbols of resistance against tyranny and hope for freedom.

 Tel Aviv (January 29, 2024): Here, I honored Queen Esther and included a unity symbol representing the shared history of Persians and Jews.

Iran’s invisible empire: Khamenei’s global network, jihad, and the hope for Iranian democracy

How can Khamenei's "shadow empire" deteriorate?

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini seen over an AI image of the Iranian octopus (illustrative)

Iranian woman strips clothes in protest after being assaulted for improperly wearing hijab - report

University officials claimed that the woman was suffering from "severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder."

 The young woman who stripped in protest after allegedly being assaulted for improperly wearing a hijab.

Iranian police shoot, paralyze woman over hijab law violation

Police had been ordered to impound the car of 31-year-old Arezou Badri as she had been seen driving with her hair exposed - but fired on the car when she refused to stop.

 Iran's police forces stand on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023.

Artist reveals mural depicting former Iran President Ebrahim Raisi in helicopter engulfed in hair

The Mural, showing former President Raisi’s helicopter being pulled down by Iranian women, is one of a series of 14 murals across Israel, initiated by filmmaker and radio personality Hooman Khalili.

 Women, life, freedom mural in Tel Aviv, June 12, 2024.

Iran's Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home, activists say

An Iranian politician, a former lawmaker, said "it is not just about cracking down on women who violate the dress code.

 Iranian women walk on a street in Tehran, Iran August 13, 2023.

Iranian activist: Desperate regime waging all-out war against women

"Long live the resistance. Long live freedom. Long live the indomitable brave women of Iran," said Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi.

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

Iranian official calls for forming international coalition against Israel at NY UN meeting

Nigeria has a history of engagement with Iranian-backed terrorist regimes including Hamas and Hezbollah.

 Women members of Basij paramilitary forces attend a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2023.

Women from Iran, Israel call to denounce Hamas and the Islamic Republic

Co-signed by 55 female leaders from various countries across the Middle East and beyond, the letter finds rare consensus regarding the role of the terrorist group in the oppression of women.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.