Women protesting forced Hijab (1979)
On 8 March 1979, more than 100,000 women
Why Iran Fears Its Women
Masih Alinejad is spearheading a broader
The Flame of Feminism Is Alive in Iran
While Western activists defend the right of
He chose jail over disowning his sister — and set an example for all his countrymen
Opinion by Roya Hakakian Roya Hakakian is
Saba Kord afshari is only 20 but has received 24 year prison sentence.
White Wednesdays activist Saba Kordafshari, 22,
Lest we forget. These women in Iran still remain in jail for opposing compulsory hijab
Their bravery is awe-inspiring. Despite the risk
The Girl from Najafabad
The video of a woman riding a bicycle while unveiled and giving victory “V” signs has electrified Iranian social media. The unknown woman from the town of Najafabad, near ...
Masih Alinejad: Ban Islamic Republic from international sports events
Women’s rights campaigner Masih Alinejad called on the international community during her address to the Oslo Freedom Forum, to ban the Islamic Republic from international sports ...
Iranian women are staging an offensive against sexual abuse. It’s long overdue
Opinion by Masih Alinejad and Roya Hakakian Masih Alinejad is the founder of the #WhiteWednesdays campaign in Iran. Roya Hakakian is the author of “Journey from the Land of No: A ...
Islamic Republic Used Rape, Waterboarding and Electric Shocks against Protesters: Amnesty
Amnesty International confirmed what many activists have been saying for months: – Islamic Republic engaged in systemic abuses of human rights and torture to punish protesters ...
He chose jail over disowning his sister — and set an example for all his countrymen
Opinion by Roya Hakakian Roya Hakakian is the author of the memoir “Journey From the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran.” Last fall, Iranian authorities ...
Iranian Women Push Back Against Islamic Republic Vigilantes
Vahid Yucesoy A woman walking along a busy street. A total stranger accosting her, insulting her, and threatening to get her arrested, all because of not “properly” observing her ...