Mahsa Amini

'Nation held hostage': Global protests planned as Iran's internet outage reaches nearly 70 days

Growing desperation to access online space has led some Iranians to connect with Virtual Private Networks and Starlink satellite dishes. This connection carries with it a significant risk.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A protester holds a placard about the internet blackout in Iran during a demonstration outside Downing Street against the Islamic Republic and calling for Reza Pahlavi to take over as King of Iran, as the Iran war escalates on March 14, 2026.
Mehrab Abdollahzadehm.

Iran executes man convicted of killing security officer during 2022 protests - report

Mizan said the defendant confessed to assaulting the security officer. HRANA quoted an informed source as saying Abdollahzadeh was subject to torture to extract forced confessions.

|ByREUTERS, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A Basij militia member patrols in Tehran following a US strike, March 5, 2026; illustrative.

What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer

Basij, a key paramilitary militia under the IRGC, has a violent history of suppressing protests, enforcing morality laws, and committing human rights abuses, including torture and sexual abuse.

|ByJAMES GENN
A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Iranians join British Jews to celebrate Khamenei's death in Golders Green street party

Videos from the massive street party show hundreds of local Jews and Iranian expatriates dancing to "Am Yisrael Chai," chanting Iranian protest songs, and waving Israeli and Iranian flags.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Uncle of Mahsa Amini sentenced to five years in prison

Safa Aeli was arrested from his home in September shortly before the one-year anniversary of the killing of his niece.

FEBRUARY 11, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2022.

Kurdish cleric sentenced to death in Iran for eulogizing protester

Khezrnejad was arrested in 2022 after delivering a speech at the memorial ceremony of a man killed in anti-government protests.

FEBRUARY 11, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
People participate in a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022.

'Respect the law': Pro-Palestinian pornstar visits Tehran, lectures women on modesty

Whitney Wright visited the now-abandoned US embassy in Iran, where she criticized the regime for not having photos of PFLP terrorists.

FEBRUARY 5, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Whitney Wright.

Iranian journalists released face new legal case for flouting hijab

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammad were released on Sunday temporarily after paying bail.

JANUARY 15, 2024ByREUTERS
An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

Hijab enforcers search bags and phones in Tehran metro - report

In recent months, plainclothes agents have been seen in metro stations in Tehran, enforcing hijab laws.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

Iranian protester faces execution for murder blamed on gov't

The incident took place amid the widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police.

DECEMBER 25, 2023ByLEON KRAIEM
Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022.

New Jerusalem mural memorializes Iranian ‘Women Memorial Warriors’

“Not fearful of the enemy, Shirel knew her duty and did it. I want the women of Iran and the women of the Middle East to look at Shirel as a fearless woman who stood up to a terror organization.”

DECEMBER 21, 2023ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
New mural of Masha Amini (right) and Shirel Haim Pour (left) on the side of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem.

Mural honoring lives lost unveiled at Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem

Shirel’s portrait is composed of 7,000 tiles, symbolizing the 1,200 lives lost in the same attack, along with 240 hostages taken by Hamas terrorists into the Gaza Strip.

DECEMBER 20, 2023ByNERIA BARR
An impressive mural depicts portraits of Shirel Haim-Pour and Mahsa Amini

Iranian doctor fired from university for not wearing hijab

"The roaring river finds its way, even if it has to pass through hard and impenetrable rocks," wrote the doctor after she was fired.

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Iranian woman gestures while without hijab in front of security forces, October 2022

Family of Mahsa Amini blocked by Iranian regime from attending EU award ceremony

The European Parliament recently decided to grant a prestigious human rights award to Mahsa Amini and Iranian protesters.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2022.