Mahsa Amini

What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer

Basij, a key paramilitary militia under the IRGC, has a violent history of suppressing protests, enforcing morality laws, and committing human rights abuses, including torture and sexual abuse.

A Basij militia member patrols in Tehran following a US strike, March 5, 2026; illustrative.
A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Iranians join British Jews to celebrate Khamenei's death in Golders Green street party

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

Tehran must be confronted: Trump, Netanyahu should lead the West's moral stand - editorial

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Tehran on July 5, 2024.

Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away - editorial


Kurds and the spirit of freedom on the Iraq-Iran border

In the 1980s, thousands of Kurds made for these mountains and for Iran, to escape the poison gas attacks of the Saddam Hussein regime. Now, the traffic is in the opposite direction.

 A FIGHTER OF the Iranian Kurdish Komala movement looks toward the border with Iran from a base near Suleimania.

Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalize unveiled women

According to a police statement, violators will receive “warning text messages as to the consequences” after being identified.

Women shop at a street in Tehran, Iran, November 29, 2021.

Hooman Khalili: Behind Israel's murals for the Iranian people - opinion

Hooman Khalili’s goal is to organize 18 murals across Israel and hopes to see them in cities like Haifa, Tiberias, Tel Aviv and (most notably) right next to the Gaza border.

 HOOMAN KHALILI (left) and Benzi Broffman, an Israeli graffiti artist, pose in front of the mural in Nazareth.

US Jewish leaders launch group to support 'Woman Life Freedom' in Iran

Eric Fingerhut: “I know the Iranian people will one day realize their dreams of greater freedom, and I hope to help them reach that day as quickly as possible." 

 FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.

Iran's judiciary chief threatens to prosecute unveiled women 'without mercy'

A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

 A woman walks after the morality police shut down in a street in Tehran, Iran December 6, 2022.

Efforts to mark Int’l Women’s Day suppressed in some Middle East countries - analysis

The Iranian regime has slowly increased its crackdown. In recent weeks, reports have been circulating about poisonings occurring in girls’ schools.

 Iranian protesters stand in public without hijab, October 2022

Iran accuses school poisoning suspects of links to foreign media, riots

Over 1,000 girls have fallen ill after being poisoned since November, according to state media and officials, with some politicians blaming religious groups opposed to girls' education.

 A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning at an unspecified location in Iran in this still image from video from March 2, 2023.

Jerusalem Museum of Islamic Art salutes women of Iran

The exhibition includes compelling and highly evocative images by exiled Iranian-born artists, non-Iranians and, incredibly, some still living in Iran. 

 CANADIAN RESIDENT-Iranian exile Alip captures the energy and dynamism of the protests.

Renewed protests in Iran's restive southeast, mosque surrounded

As with previous bouts of unrest, authorities appeared to have disrupted internet services on Friday.

Iranian Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran

Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show

The marches that began on Thursday evening and went on into the night marked 40 days since the execution of two protesters last month.

 Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022