It has been more than 40 years since I was imprisoned in Iran for speaking out against human rights abuses and state executions, and for defending women’s rights. I spent eight years behind bars in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. I was tortured. I remember it as if it happened yesterday.
The act was a forceful symbol of her support for the movement and condemnation of the Iranian regime.
The act was a forceful symbol of her support for the movement and condemnation of the Iranian regime.
Women of Iran, similar to those across many parts of the region, benefit from a long history of feminist activism.
Women of Iran, similar to those across many parts of the region, benefit from a long history of feminist activism.
It’s been six months since the latest spark ignited mass protests in Iran — the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa (Jina) Amini in moralit
It’s been six months since the latest spark ignited mass protests in Iran — the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa (Jina) Amini in moralit
Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.
Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish girl, traveled to Tehran on a family holiday. She never returned.
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish girl, traveled to Tehran on a family holiday. She never returned.
Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists demanding equality or who defy compulsory veiling using arbitrary detention, unjust prosecution, flogging, and even the death penalty in a bid to qua
