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.
UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized twice after violent arrest, family says
Iran spares child bride from death penalty after she pays off family of dead abuser
Empowering women: Israel's Knesset hosts special conference for International Women's Day
Stormy separate Knesset committee discussion over funding for a forum that combats domestic violence cut short
Iranian women are 'not afraid' to shed hijab on streets of Tehran report shows
The punishment for not wearing a hijab is largely financial, although there are new systems to report women not complying with hijab rules to the morality police.
Iranian journalists released face new legal case for flouting hijab
Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammad were released on Sunday temporarily after paying bail.
Kurdish-Iranian woman whipped 74 times for not wearing hijab
As she was flogged, Roya Heshmati chanted "in the name of woman, in the name of life, the clothes of slavery are torn..."
Iran's Khamenei suggests West destroys women’s dignity in social media post
The Iranian Supreme Leader took to X this week to chastise the West over its treatment of women.
New Jerusalem mural memorializes Iranian ‘Women Memorial Warriors’
“Not fearful of the enemy, Shirel knew her duty and did it. I want the women of Iran and the women of the Middle East to look at Shirel as a fearless woman who stood up to a terror organization.”
Iranian doctor fired from university for not wearing hijab
"The roaring river finds its way, even if it has to pass through hard and impenetrable rocks," wrote the doctor after she was fired.
Plight of Iran’s Jews a reminder of its terror against women, minorities - opinion
Iran's Jews were forced to protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. Yet Tehran tellingly turned a blind eye to the Hamas' horrific crimes against women.
UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police
Iranian police and basij militia, who are affiliated with Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, enforce compulsory public dress codes using violence, according to the United Nations and rights groups.
Iranian state media: Teenage girl Armita Geravand is 'brain dead'
Iran has denied that Geravand was hurt after a confrontation on Oct. 1 with officers enforcing the mandatory Islamic dress code in the Tehran metro.
