The Islamic Republic has long presented itself as protector of women’s dignity — which is why, while a dead male protester is ...

When was the last time your mother, sister, wife, or daughter let you forget something that they didn’t like? We Persian women don’t forget. I should know, I am one and was raised by one: a refugee of ...

The broadcast by Iranian state-controlled television of interviews with several women not wearing the Muslim headscarf during a rally commemorating the Islamic revolution has angered critics of the ...

In Tehran’s dense traffic, where millions of cars and motorbikes jostle daily for space, a quiet transformation is taking shape. Women, long excluded from the city’s motorbike culture by regulation ...

Iran's appointment as vice-chair of UN Commission for Social Development faces sharp criticism from human rights advocates ...

The new resolution comes amid widespread unrest in Iran, where massive nationwide protests triggered by economic hardship and a severe government crackdown have shaken cities across the country.

A member of the Iranian police force stands on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023. automation "We Iranian girls are not afraid of anything anymore," said ...

On a recent evening in the north of Iran’s capital of Tehran, a young woman with long hair fashioned into a high ponytail hopped onto a motorcycle behind a male companion. Not far away, two other ...

TEHRAN, Iran — When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran’s capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn’t her main worry.

TEHRAN, Iran(AP) — When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran 's capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn't her main ...