Iran

Dr Parisa Glass shares more on what she learned at age 7 about what it means to be a girl under Islamic Republic rule in Iran.

An Iranian women has been arrested by the authorities after she stripped to her underwear in protest of the country’s strict dress code.

Two years since Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Iran sparking a global advocacy movement, Iranian-Australians continue fighting for women’s rights.

Just days after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, women are celebrating. But will their lives improve?

An Iranian court has sentenced two female journalists up to 13 years in prison over their involvement in reporting on Mahsa Amini’s death last year.

The European Union’s top human rights prize has been awarded to Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked a historic women’s rights movement. 

It’s been one year since Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police. She was detained for allegedly not wearing a headscarf properly.

Iranian-born human rights advocate and actor Nazanin Boniadi has been awarded the 2023 Sydney Peace Prize.

Iran has installed cameras in public places to identify and catch women who violate the country’s extremist dress code. 

A viral video from Iran showed an incident where two women are attacked by a man who threw yoghurt on them for not wearing hijabs. 

A viral TikTok of five young Iranian women dancing in a public space to Selena Gomez and Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ has ignited global support.

Since November 2022, girls in Iran have been hospitalised by a wave of poisonous gas attacks targeting them at school. What’s happening?