Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian dissident rapper and activist, has been released from prison, according to a statement issued ...

Iranian Ahou Daryaei has recently joined the ranks of women who have used their bodies to challenge the physical and symbolic ...

Iranian women have always engaged in acts of resistance ... These bodily performances—burning a hijab, dancing in public, stripping naked or even dying in defiance of the rules—embody the ...

Iranian media say authorities have released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over his lyrics ...

Salehi’s release comes after he was sentenced to death in April on the capital offence of “corruption on earth”.

Collaborating with local artisans, Qashghai expresses her emotions and social concerns through thread, combining personal ...

While the ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, it has no time for Afghan women. A new film indicts the ...

Day 69:44What a new viral video reveals about the Iranian government's approach to policing women's expression When Azam Jangravi saw video of an Iranian woman walking around a university campus ...

The European Parliament has put forward a motion for a resolution addressing the increasing and systemic repression against women in Iran. The proposal, introduced on Wednesday, highlights various ...

“For many Iranian women, the fight for freedom is expressed through their bodies in various ways. Some dance, sing, or refuse to wear the hijab… On social media, she embodies resistance ...

Online users draw comparisons with the popular mobile video game Subway Surfers A woman dancing atop a moving train at a Bangladesh railway station had the crowd enthused, but social media users ...