For the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women in Tehran openly ride motorcycles - defying licensing bans and ...

Iranian women are taking off their hijabs, defying authorities and the oppression they face at the hands of the government.

The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone. On a busy sidewalk outside a ...

Defiance of hijab requirements has grown widespread across Iran. The government seems wary of cracking down, fearing unrest. But conservatives haven’t given up.

A Iranian musician was flogged on Wednesday as part of his sentence for making a song in support of women's rights in Iran. File Photo by EPA-EFE March 6 (UPI) --Iranian musician Mehdi Yarrahi ...

Protests have broken out across Iran over the death of a woman held by morality police for "unsuitable attire", with ...

Iran’s Neda Shahsavari and Shima Safaei won the gold medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) on Thursday.

As we have come to expect, the Iranian regime reacted to the uprising with horrific brutality. But in the end, the courageous women who were on the streets shouting one of the most profound yet easily ...

TEHRAN — Each trip I make to Iran is a source of fresh wonder. Last year the encroaching war in Iraq, a country that shares a long and conflict-ridden border with Iran, discouraged many Americans and ...

Let nobody say writer-director Maryam Keshavarz doesn’t know how to start a movie. The first time we see Leila, her alter ego in the autobiographical, warm-hearted, personal, funny but also somewhat ...