Iranian women

Meet the lionesses of Iran leading the fight for freedom

They tried to silence them, but these women roar louder than ever

A woman wearing a Lion and Sun Iranian flag (used before the 1980 Islamic Revolution) holds a sign during a protest in solidarity with the anti-government protesters of Iran on February 14, 2026.
Shamim Mafi, 44, driving a luxury vehicle in an undated picture; illustrative.

LAX authorities arrest Iranian national attempting to traffic arms to Sudan for Islamic regime

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


Iran's anti-government protests renew after three executed - report

At least seven Iranians who took part in the protests last year have been executed by Iranian authorities.

 A man gestures during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022.

Iran: Women's cars can be impounded if they're caught without hijab

AAIRA's Lawdan Bazargan told the Post that the "Islamic regime of Iran is a gender-apartheid regime that has no respect for women, human life, or human dignity."

 Iran's riot police forces stand on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

Iran shutters hundreds of business in hijab crackdown

After months of protests, Iranian police announced that they were amending how they enforce hijab regulations.

 Iranian women walk on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023.

Chemical attacks on Iranian schoolgirls resume

Poison gas attacks on schoolgirls in Iran have shocked the world for months, from the first reports in November, at the height of the protests against the regime.

 A group of schoolgirls in Iran.

Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalize unveiled women

According to a police statement, violators will receive “warning text messages as to the consequences” after being identified.

Women shop at a street in Tehran, Iran, November 29, 2021.

Hooman Khalili: Behind Israel's murals for the Iranian people - opinion

Hooman Khalili’s goal is to organize 18 murals across Israel and hopes to see them in cities like Haifa, Tiberias, Tel Aviv and (most notably) right next to the Gaza border.

 HOOMAN KHALILI (left) and Benzi Broffman, an Israeli graffiti artist, pose in front of the mural in Nazareth.

Women in Iran face 'yogurt attack' for being unveiled in public

President Ebrahim Raisi said in response on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran.

Iranian women take a picture of a presidential candidate with their mobile phones in Tehran , Iran

Iran's judiciary chief threatens to prosecute unveiled women 'without mercy'

A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

 A woman walks after the morality police shut down in a street in Tehran, Iran December 6, 2022.

Full scope of poison attacks against Iranian schoolgirls revealed

Sources have provided The Media Line with a true picture of the extent of the incidents, including the names of many of the schools singled out for attack

 A group of schoolgirls in Iran.

Iran is growing a Shi'ite nucleus in Israel, manipulates internal strife - opinion

Iran, discontent with their current regime of torture, is attempting to expand their influence in Israel.

 A PERSON is lifted to an ambulance outside a girls’ school after reports of poisoning in Ardabil, Iran, in this still image from an undated video released last week.