Iranian women

Women seemingly forced to sell hair to survive in Iran, following Armenian smuggling attempt

Many Iranian activists have speculated that the hair came from some of the protesters killed during the January demonstrations, but hair smuggling was already a problem in Iran.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023
Kosar Eftekhari, an Iranian student blinded by the Iranian police in Iran, participates in a rally against a death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi, a popular Iranian rapper after he was accused of singing pro-women led protests in Berlin, Germany on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

Islamic regime’s extremism being imported to Europe, Kosar Eftekhari warns ‘Post’

Kosar Eftekhari, who was shot in the eye by the Islamic regime for participating in the Women, Life, Freedom protests, was attacked in Germany last week by supporters of Khamenei.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023.

Iran keeps Nobel laureate from urgent heart care as experts warn her life is in danger

"She is suffering from terrible headaches, nausea, and chest pain. That is what we are very worried about, her heart," her brother Hamidreza Mohammadi said in an interview.

|ByREUTERS
Mira Nassiri. From crossing mountains into Turkey to confronting legal challenges in Canada, her story is one of persistence and pursuit.

Money, power, exile: Inside an Iranian exile’s war on regime-linked wealth in Canada

“I was 15 when I started blogging with a fake name, Sarah Shams,” she told The Jerusalem Post last week while visiting Israel. “Sarah was my aunt’s name, and Shams was an Arab lady who sang on TV.

|ByALEX WINSTON

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.

APRIL 1, 2023ByREUTERS
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.

APRIL 1, 2023ByREUTERS
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

MARCH 12, 2023ByFELICE FRIEDSON, SARA MILLER/THE MEDIA LINE
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.

MARCH 10, 2023ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
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.

Women's Day rallies seek equal rights, focus on Iran, Afghanistan

Governments around the world marked the day with legislative changes or pledges intended to promote women's rights.

MARCH 8, 2023ByREUTERS
People participate in an International Women's Day demonstration, in Melbourne, Australia, March 8, 2023.

Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses

Iran rejected what it views as foreign meddling and "hasty reactions" and said on Friday it was investigating the causes of the incidents.

MARCH 4, 2023ByREUTERS
A group of schoolgirls in Iran.

Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show

The marches that began on Thursday evening and went on into the night marked 40 days since the execution of two protesters last month.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022

Iran marks 44th anniversary of revolution as online hackers interrupt state TV coverage

Hackers interrupted a national broadcast, calling for death to the dictator.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the 33rd anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2022.

Israeli artist paints mural in Nazareth supporting Iranian women - opinion

This is not a trivial step in a country where an apprehensive atmosphere prevails between Arabs and Jews. It symbolizes Israel's broad support for Iranian women.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
HOOMAN KHALILI (left) and the writer stand in front of the mural.

'Tehran' star Liraz Charhi sings for women's freedom in Iran, Israel

Already, Liraz Charhi says, public shows have been canceled by the new Israeli government, reluctant to have a woman’s voice heard by men. 

JANUARY 28, 2023ByPAMELA PELED
Liraz Charhi, star of ‘Tehran’