Mahsa Amini

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released after death sentence overturned

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was released from prison on Dec. 1 after completing a one-year sentence for speaking out against the Iranian regime, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported early on Monday.

Iran two years after Mahsa Amini: persecution and defiance

A bleak picture confronts opponents of Iran's clerical authorities two years after a protest movement erupted that they hoped would be a turning point in the four-and-a-half-decade history of the Islamic republic.

Who was Raisi and what does his death mean?

Given the turbulent state of the Middle East at the moment, the repercussions of Raisi’s death could have effects in not only Iran but also the wider region.

One year of Mahsa Amini's death: What has changed?

The movement after Mahsa’s death had forced Iran’s morality police off the streets until recently.

Clampdown and grief as Iranians remember Mahsa Amini

Iranians at home and abroad marked the first anniversary Saturday of the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, with activists speaking of a renewed crackdown to prevent any resurgence of the protests which rocked major cities last year

A letter from Iran: 'The revolution in my country is not against any religion.'

The people are now fighting for the rights that were taken away from them.

Iran reroutes flight, orders Ali Daei's family off

Iranian football legend Ali Daei, who has backed protests following Mahsa Amini's death, said Monday an airplane from Tehran to Dubai had been rerouted and his family ordered off.

How can the land of Hafez, Sa’di, and Rumi be so cruel?

The absolutist, merciless state contradicts Iran’s deep roots in Sufism.

World's female foreign ministers to meet on Iran: Canada

Many of the world's female foreign ministers will discuss the "brutal" crackdown against protesters in Iran during a virtual meeting this week hosted by Canada, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement on Wednesday.

December 2, 2024
December 2, 2024

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released after death sentence overturned

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was released from prison on Dec. 1 after completing a one-year sentence for speaking out against the Iranian regime, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported early on Monday.

September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024

Iran two years after Mahsa Amini: persecution and defiance

A bleak picture confronts opponents of Iran's clerical authorities two years after a protest movement erupted that they hoped would be a turning point in the four-and-a-half-decade history of the Islamic republic.

May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024

Who was Raisi and what does his death mean?

Given the turbulent state of the Middle East at the moment, the repercussions of Raisi’s death could have effects in not only Iran but also the wider region.

September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023

One year of Mahsa Amini's death: What has changed?

The movement after Mahsa’s death had forced Iran’s morality police off the streets until recently.

September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023

Clampdown and grief as Iranians remember Mahsa Amini

Iranians at home and abroad marked the first anniversary Saturday of the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, with activists speaking of a renewed crackdown to prevent any resurgence of the protests which rocked major cities last year

January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023

A letter from Iran: 'The revolution in my country is not against any religion.'

The people are now fighting for the rights that were taken away from them.

December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022

Iran reroutes flight, orders Ali Daei's family off

Iranian football legend Ali Daei, who has backed protests following Mahsa Amini's death, said Monday an airplane from Tehran to Dubai had been rerouted and his family ordered off.

December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022

How can the land of Hafez, Sa’di, and Rumi be so cruel?

The absolutist, merciless state contradicts Iran’s deep roots in Sufism.

October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022

World's female foreign ministers to meet on Iran: Canada

Many of the world's female foreign ministers will discuss the "brutal" crackdown against protesters in Iran during a virtual meeting this week hosted by Canada, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement on Wednesday.

September 23, 2022
September 23, 2022

The futility of oppression in Iran

Despite knowing that they may be arrested, beaten, or killed the way 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed by the Morality Police on September 16, Iran's women are protesting valiantly.