Mahsa Amini

What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer

Basij, a key paramilitary militia under the IRGC, has a violent history of suppressing protests, enforcing morality laws, and committing human rights abuses, including torture and sexual abuse.

A Basij militia member patrols in Tehran following a US strike, March 5, 2026; illustrative.
A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Iranians join British Jews to celebrate Khamenei's death in Golders Green street party

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

Tehran must be confronted: Trump, Netanyahu should lead the West's moral stand - editorial

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Tehran on July 5, 2024.

Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away - editorial


'The West is next': Iranian activist visits Israel, takes on Iran threat, UN hypocrisy

Iranian human rights activist Lily Moo visited Israel, toured the site of the Nova festival massacre and issued a warning of what Iran would bring to the West.

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

Iranian protester Mahmoud Mehrabi sentenced to death by regime

Mahmoud Mehrabi is the latest in a series of activists arrested in connection with the 2022 protests who have been sentenced to death.

 Iranian protests in front of security forces in Saqqez, November 2022

Leaked document details how Iranian protester was molested, killed - report

Nika Shakarami disappeared at a protest in Tehran in September 2022 before her body was found a few days later.

 The grave of Nika Shakarami.

Sexual assault and brutal beatings: Iran renews violent hijab crackdown

Videos from Iran showed women struggling as "Morality Police" officers tried to shove them into vans in widespread arrests.

 Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

Mahsa Amini's death in Iran custody was 'unlawful', says UN mission

United Nations fact-finding mission finds that the death of Iranian national Mahasa Amini in 2022 was caused by violence, systematic violence against women is still occurring throughout the country.

 Women hold a picture of Mahsa Amini during a sit-in following her death, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon September 21, 2022

Iranian Baloch human rights activist at risk of deportation from Sweden - report

The activist and her family were repeatedly threatened by the regime during the protests that swept Iran in 2022.

 A woman in Zahedan holds a sign reading "What you’ve washed with blood is my dear soul."

Iranian singer who wrote anthem of Mahsa Amini protests sentenced to 3 years in prison

Last year, Shervin Hajipour won the Special Merit Award for Best Song For Social Change for his song Baraye at the GRAMMYs. 

Thousands of Iranians head to Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez, October 26, 2022

Majority of Iranians want secular government, leaked study shows

Numbers show that 73% of Iranians want a separation between state and religion. 

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Uncle of Mahsa Amini sentenced to five years in prison

Safa Aeli was arrested from his home in September shortly before the one-year anniversary of the killing of his niece.

A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2022.

Kurdish cleric sentenced to death in Iran for eulogizing protester

Khezrnejad was arrested in 2022 after delivering a speech at the memorial ceremony of a man killed in anti-government protests.

 People participate in a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022.