Iranian women

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.

Shamim Mafi, 44, driving a luxury vehicle in an undated picture; illustrative.
PEOPLE ATTEND a funeral ceremony for the Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organisation, Majid Khademi, who was killed in strikes according to Iranian and Israeli statements, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Iranians fear harsher regime crackdown after war with US ends

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Three chessboards, one war: One month into the second Iran war - opinion

Cyber Is Not a Luxury.

Iranian emigre entrepreneur wages war on hackers


Australia to grant visas to five members of Iranian women's soccer team after Trump appeal

The players, who were playing in the Women’s Asian Cup in Australia, stood silent last week during the Iranian national anthem, which was interpreted by hardliners in Iran as a sign of treason.

Fatemeh Pasandideh of Iran during the AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Israel urges Australia to grant asylum to Iranian soccer players after anthem protest

Science Minister Gila Gamliel has urged Australia to provide refuge for Iranian women’s soccer players. Branded "wartime traitors" by Tehran, five players have already left the team hotel.

Iran players salute during their national anthem during the AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A match between Iran and Philippines at Gold Coast Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 8, 2026.

‘Facing the Middle East’ spotlights women champions for change, power in action

In this episode, a 50-woman initiative led by Danny Hakim, featuring Hanan Alsanah, Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, and Donna Orender on empowerment, Iran’s crisis, leadership, and cooperation.

Felice Friedson.

How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression

In a powerful episode of The Deep Dive, taekwondo champion and women’s rights activist Marzieh Hamidi shares a raw and urgent message from the streets of Iran.

 How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression.

UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari

Tabari was convicted by a Revolutionary Court in Rasht in October on the grounds of armed rebellion, in an online trial that lasted less than ten minutes.

 FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized twice after violent arrest, family says

She told her family she was taken to the hospital emergency room twice after being accused of "cooperating with the Israeli government" and receiving death threats from security forces.

TAGHI RAMAHI, husband of Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, poses with an undated photo of himself and his wife, during an interview at his home in Paris, France, October 6, 2023.

Iran spares child bride from death penalty after she pays off family of dead abuser

Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10bn tomans in a diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being put to death by the Islamic regime.

 MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

The kindness that kills: Wokeness, guilt, and Islamic radicalism - opinion

When we normalize systems in which women can be disappeared, we are not showing cultural sensitivity. We are rehearsing our own surrender.

PEOPLE WALK on a street in Tehran, Iran in November 2025.

Iranian authorities publicly execute man who raped pregnant woman, her friend at knifepoint

The unnamed man was killed in the town of Bastam following a guilty verdict by the Supreme Court.

The first mural, featuring Mahsa Amini and other martyrs, was a bold declaration of solidarity with the women of Iran.

FIFA chief welcomes presence of female fans at Iranian Cup match

FIFA President Gianni Infantino called the event an "encouraging development" since women were banned from attending a previous 2022 World Cup qualifier.

 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group B - Wales v Iran - Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - November 25, 2022 An Iran fan is pictured wearing a 'Women Life Freedom' sticker on their arm, inside the stadium before the match.