Mahsa Amini

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