The director, who has been exiled in Germany since May, releases ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ a portrayal of the Women, Life Freedom movement in Iran and how dictatorships are sustained by middle management
The threat of a major Israeli attack is fueling debate over changing the country’s military doctrine, which bans such devices
From her exile in Barcelona, one of the promoters of the Me Too movement within Iranian cinema has published the testimonies of women who have suffered sexual violence in her country
The report commissioned by the United Nations accuses Iranian security and paramilitary forces of killing and torturing protesters with ‘encouragement and endorsement by high-level state authorities and senior members of state institutions’
It took days for Iran to announce the turnout statistics without explanation. The Interior Ministry run Iranian elections, which have no substantial international observation
State-run IRNA news agency and state TV said Saturday that 1,960 from 5,000 ballots in Tehran have been counted so far, based on an interior ministry report which is updated hourly
The sentence for musician Shervin Hajipour was announced on the same day the country held elections that served as a test of the regime’s legitimacy
The author of ‘Persepolis’ — alongside fellow writers and illustrators — has published the graphic novel ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ about the revolt in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody
Mohammadi’s family described her as suffering from blockages in three veins and lung pressure, but prison officials refused to take her to the hospital due to her refusal to wear the hijab
Almost half of countries have suffered setbacks in the democratic process in the last five years, according to the IDEA organization, which however highlights growing citizen participation
Armita Geravand had been in a coma for weeks before her death. Activists abroad have alleged she may have been pushed or attacked
Amini died on Sept. 16, 2022, after she was arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s mandatory headscarf law
Social networks have increasingly become a tool to organize and demonstrate, but so much fervor might be blurring the significance of the mobilizations
In Tehran, authorities sought to prevent the anniversary from reigniting the protests that gripped the country last year
The theocracy is trying hard to both ignore the upcoming anniversary of nationwide protests over the country’s mandatory headscarf law and tamp down on any possibility of more unrest
The statement offered for the first time a glimpse of the full scope of the government’s crackdown that followed the demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini
Included in the sanctions are two prison officials, several firms that manufacture equipment for Iranian law enforcement, the commander in chief of the Iranian army and others
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Baneira would first fly to Dubai, then to Geneva, and finally to Coruña
The growing number of female citizens who refuse to wear the mandatory veil is keeping alive the flame of the demonstrations, which have largely been repressed
On December 26, the Iranian chess player participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Kazakhstan with her head uncovered, a silent protest that is a very serious offense in her native country. After the photos circled the world, she announced her intention to settle in Spain. Her story represents the cause of freedom that so many Iranian women are fighting for
The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy
A win for either side will be enough to secure a place in the last 16 but the match has been overshadowed by protests following the death of Mahsa Amini and the USSF’s alteration of the Iranian flag
