Women are increasingly seen riding motorbikes in Iran's capital, where laws and religious mores once barred women from ...

When 38-year-old Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to drive her yellow motorbike through the gridlocked streets of ...

In the ongoing struggle for democracy in Iran, women have emerged as some of the most influential and unifying voices, championing secularism, equality and inclusive governance. Over the past 150 ...

Iranian human rights attorney and activist Nasrin Satoudeh holds a photo of her husband outside Tehran's Evin Prison, where he is an inmate. Reza Khandan was taken into custody in December on charges ...

Iranian journalist Zeinab Rahimi has refused to wear the mandatory hijab for over two years, despite the risk of arrest and imprisonment. She is among a growing number of women and girls who have ...

Israel and the United States say that their attacks on Iran are for the benefit of its women. Iranian feminists couldn’t disagree more. Young Iranian women walk past a banner featuring portraits of ...

Protests engulfing Iran have reached a point of "no return" as demonstrators demand wide reforms beyond the end of mandatory ...

Iranian director Soheil Beiraghi almost landed in prison for his latest film, Bidad. Now it's landed him the Special Jury Award at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech ...

An Iranian woman protests the death of Mahsa Amini death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 1, 2022 (AP photo). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click ...