Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's ...

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves ...

A U.N. fact-finding mission into Iran's treatment of women reported that the Islamic republic was resorting to extreme ...

Iranian musician Mehdi Yarrahi received 74 lashes as part of his sentence a song supporing women's rights and opposes the ...

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, authorities ...

International Women's Day is being celebrated today in countries across the world. In Iran, marking the date can be ...

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer and ...

Forty-six years ago, around this time, Khomeini seized power, marking the beginning of a dark era for Iranian women—a vital part of society—who were to be oppressed and marginalized ...

Mehdi Yarrahi, a popular Iranian musician, was arrested in a 2023 crackdown after releasing a song that praised women who rejected the mandatory hijab rule. By Leily Nikounazar and Lynsey Chutel A ...

Author Sanam Mahloudji’s novel offers rich commentary on the identity and effects of the Iranian Revolution, but its demanding prose may turn off some readers. If you are one who has the time ...