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.

MAY 4, 2026|ByREUTERS

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

“I was 15 when I started blogging with a fake name, Sarah Shams,” she told The Jerusalem Post last week while visiting Israel. “Sarah was my aunt’s name, and Shams was an Arab lady who sang on TV.

MAY 4, 2026|ByALEX WINSTON

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

They tried to silence them, but these women roar louder than ever

APRIL 23, 2026|ByJONATHAN HAROUNOFF

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

Shamim Mafi, 44, was arrested at LAX for attempting to smuggle drones, bombs, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan on behalf of Iran.

APRIL 20, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Full scope of poison attacks against Iranian schoolgirls revealed

Sources have provided The Media Line with a true picture of the extent of the incidents, including the names of many of the schools singled out for attack

MARCH 12, 2023ByFELICE FRIEDSON, SARA MILLER/THE MEDIA LINE

Iran is growing a Shi'ite nucleus in Israel, manipulates internal strife - opinion

Iran, discontent with their current regime of torture, is attempting to expand their influence in Israel.

MARCH 10, 2023ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE

A PERSON is lifted to an ambulance outside a girls’ school after reports of poisoning in Ardabil, Iran, in this still image from an undated video released last week.

Women's Day rallies seek equal rights, focus on Iran, Afghanistan

Governments around the world marked the day with legislative changes or pledges intended to promote women's rights.

MARCH 8, 2023ByREUTERS

People participate in an International Women's Day demonstration, in Melbourne, Australia, March 8, 2023.

Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses

Iran rejected what it views as foreign meddling and "hasty reactions" and said on Friday it was investigating the causes of the incidents.

MARCH 4, 2023ByREUTERS

Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show

The marches that began on Thursday evening and went on into the night marked 40 days since the execution of two protesters last month.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023ByREUTERS

Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022

Iran marks 44th anniversary of revolution as online hackers interrupt state TV coverage

Hackers interrupted a national broadcast, calling for death to the dictator.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByREUTERS

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the 33rd anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2022.

Israeli artist paints mural in Nazareth supporting Iranian women - opinion

This is not a trivial step in a country where an apprehensive atmosphere prevails between Arabs and Jews. It symbolizes Israel's broad support for Iranian women.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE