Oct 07, 2022 · The Islamic regime in Iran has ruled for decades with fear and intimidation. Outrage at the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22 year-old who died after being detained by Iran’s morality policy, allegedly ...

Nov 05, 2022 · I am a free woman. It’s a luxury not afforded to the women of my motherland, Iran.As an Australian with Kurdish Iranian heritage, the past six weeks have been a whirlwind of emotion.

Sep 27, 2022 · W hen a young Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in regime custody 10 days ago, Kurdish corners of Iran were the first to erupt; their anger at leaders they say have long oppressed them had an ...

Nov 17, 2022 · Since Iran’s 1979 revolution, women have had limited roles in government while men have held the highest positions of power. Yet women have regularly challenged the regime and incrementally won ...

Oct 08, 2022 · Viewed in this more hopeful context, it’s clear that Iran’s women are not alone in challenging the archaic shibboleths of male-dominated societies. And today’s upheavals belong to a ...

Oct 05, 2022 · A wave of anger was sparked after Amini a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in custody on 16 September, three days after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran’s strict rules for women on wearing ...

Dec 06, 2022 · By Francesca Merlo. Young people around the world are pulling out the stops to demonstrate closeness and solidarity with Iranian women. On the occasion of a mobilisation called for by Iranian activists from 5 to 7 December, the day on which Iran celebrates 'student day', the young people of the Economy of Francesco have mobilised to participate by engaging …

Nov 10, 2022 · For Iran, the centrality of women in the ongoing protests was not a matter of design so much as a consequence of circumstance. Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, women’s ...

Oct 13, 2022 · Iran’s mandatory hijab laws make Iran “utterly exceptional,” matched only by the Taliban’s Afghanistan, said Dr. Tajbakhsh, the analyst, speaking during a webinar on Tuesday.

Sep 22, 2022 · Mahsa Amini was arrested for allegedly breaking hijab rules. She died after suffering multiple blows to the head. Now, Iranian women are burning their hijabs and cutting their hair short.