Now that Khamenei has spoken, the crackdown will harden. Across three defining protest waves - in 2009, 2019, 2022 - the ...

Crown Prince Reza of Iran, currently in exile in the US, has had increasing appeal to Iranians both in and out of the country ...

Women in Iran can drive cars, buses, and even pilot commercial airplanes, but they cannot legally operate two-wheeled motor ...

Protests are escalating across Iran, fueled by a collapsing currency that has drastically reduced purchasing power.

Apostasy – specifically, conversion to Christianity from Islam – is punishable by death in Iran. Suspected Christians are ...

The demonstrations illustrate how economic and political grievances intersect in Iran. When demonstrators chant “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon” while protesting bread prices and unemployment, they are not ...

Iran has entered the sixth day of protests that began with shopkeepers decrying the rising cost of living, but have become ...

Gender discrimination in sports venues remains a harsh reality in several nations around the world. While progress has been ...

Women like J.K. Rowling, who dare to suggest that biological sex exists and matters, are now vilified by the very feminists ...

US historian of Czech heritage Cynthia Paces is the author of Prague: The Heart of Europe, which traces the city’s history ...

Iranians from all walks of life are no strangers to protests or strikes over political, economic and other grievances.