Iranian women

Iran keeps Nobel laureate from urgent heart care as experts warn her life is in danger

"She is suffering from terrible headaches, nausea, and chest pain. That is what we are very worried about, her heart," her brother Hamidreza Mohammadi said in an interview.

 A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023.
Mira Nassiri. From crossing mountains into Turkey to confronting legal challenges in Canada, her story is one of persistence and pursuit.

Money, power, exile: Inside an Iranian exile’s war on regime-linked wealth in Canada

A woman wearing a Lion and Sun Iranian flag (used before the 1980 Islamic Revolution) holds a sign during a protest in solidarity with the anti-government protesters of Iran on February 14, 2026.

Meet the lionesses of Iran leading the fight for freedom

Shamim Mafi, 44, driving a luxury vehicle in an undated picture; illustrative.

LAX authorities arrest Iranian national attempting to traffic arms to Sudan for Islamic regime


Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi granted short medical leave from prison in Iran

Her husband, Taghi Rahmani, who resides in France with their children, criticized authorities for delaying necessary medical care.

Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture.

Building bridges through art: My journey creating 18 murals in Israel to support the women of Iran

The murals honor Iranian women’s bravery, forge a message of unity between Persians and Jews, and stand as symbols of resistance against tyranny and hope for freedom.

 Tel Aviv (January 29, 2024): Here, I honored Queen Esther and included a unity symbol representing the shared history of Persians and Jews.

Iran’s invisible empire: Khamenei’s global network, jihad, and the hope for Iranian democracy

How can Khamenei's "shadow empire" deteriorate?

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini seen over an AI image of the Iranian octopus (illustrative)

Iranian woman strips clothes in protest after being assaulted for improperly wearing hijab - report

University officials claimed that the woman was suffering from "severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder."

 The young woman who stripped in protest after allegedly being assaulted for improperly wearing a hijab.

Iranian police shoot, paralyze woman over hijab law violation

Police had been ordered to impound the car of 31-year-old Arezou Badri as she had been seen driving with her hair exposed - but fired on the car when she refused to stop.

 Iran's police forces stand on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023.

Artist reveals mural depicting former Iran President Ebrahim Raisi in helicopter engulfed in hair

The Mural, showing former President Raisi’s helicopter being pulled down by Iranian women, is one of a series of 14 murals across Israel, initiated by filmmaker and radio personality Hooman Khalili.

 Women, life, freedom mural in Tel Aviv, June 12, 2024.

Iran's Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home, activists say

An Iranian politician, a former lawmaker, said "it is not just about cracking down on women who violate the dress code.

 Iranian women walk on a street in Tehran, Iran August 13, 2023.

Iranian activist: Desperate regime waging all-out war against women

"Long live the resistance. Long live freedom. Long live the indomitable brave women of Iran," said Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi.

Thousands of Iranians head to Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez, October 26, 2022

Iranian official calls for forming international coalition against Israel at NY UN meeting

Nigeria has a history of engagement with Iranian-backed terrorist regimes including Hamas and Hezbollah.

 Women members of Basij paramilitary forces attend a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2023.

Women from Iran, Israel call to denounce Hamas and the Islamic Republic

Co-signed by 55 female leaders from various countries across the Middle East and beyond, the letter finds rare consensus regarding the role of the terrorist group in the oppression of women.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.