In a show of global solidarity, Iranians staged protest rallies across cities in Europe and Australia on Sunday, as communities in the United States also planned their own gatherings in different cities.
On the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in morality police custody, Iranian authorities have threatened her family with arrest as they restricted gatherings at her burial site to quash potential unrest.
The world on Saturday witnessed a unified wave of protests marking the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman whose killing at the hands of Iran's morality police in 2022 sparked nationwide ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests.
On the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum delegating his authority under several Iran-related laws, including the MAHSA Act, to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Two years after the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini in the custody of Iran's so-called morality police, a UN Fact-Finding Mission report exposes the state's ongoing human rights abuses, particularly against women.
Just a day before the fourth anniversary of the execution of champion Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari, the Islamic Republic reportedly hanged a second decorated Greco-Roman wrestler, Morteza Yousefi, on Wednesday.
Former presidential daughter turned dissident, Faezeh Hashemi, has sparked controversy with her recent letter from Evin Prison. She accused "leftist and monarchist" prisoners of creating "an atmosphere of fear" and labeled their actions as "tyranny."
Iran has expanded its tactics of silencing critics by turning to criminal organizations like the Hells Angels to avoid detection of security services monitoring Iranian intelligence and security operatives, a report by The Washington Post says.
Iranian filmmaker Maryam Moghadam has criticized Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, accusing him of leading society into a “swamp of hypocrisy” rather than towards growth and reform.
Iranian judicial authorities have taken legal action against actress Sahar Dolatshahi for allegedly “dancing” in a scene from a drama series, Dariush, as the government continues its crackdown on personal freedoms.
In spite of global sanctions and global condemnation, two years after Iran’s Woman Life Freedom uprising, “impunity for crimes reigns supreme”.
As global calls intensify to commemorate the second anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s state-sanctioned killing, her family remains uncertain if security forces will permit a memorial ceremony in her hometown.
Iran’s security forces on Wednesday arrested Mina Soltani, the mother of Shahryar Mohammadi, a protester killed during the 2022 protests in Bukan, West Azarbaijan province.