For director Cyrus Nevshad, his Oscar-nominated short movie is an appeal to women in Iran -- and elsewhere -- to not accept the 'domination' of men
Published 01 Feb, 2023 10:57am
Women are not allowed to dance in public in Iran, let alone with a man
Published 31 Jan, 2023 11:53pm
Directors Maryam Keshavarz, Sierra Urich, Noora Niasari all have films at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Published 23 Jan, 2023 10:08am
Anger unleashed by death in mid-September of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for violating Islamic republic’s strict dress rules
Published 22 Jan, 2023 11:18am
Ministry is ending the activities of French Institute for Research in Iran as a first step
Published 05 Jan, 2023 03:12pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin launches biggest invasion in Europe since World War II
Published 27 Dec, 2022 11:13am
Government insists recession-hit Britain cannot afford anything above a roughly 4-5% rise
Published 20 Dec, 2022 10:50am
Alidoosti, 38, was arrested after a string of social media posts supporting the protest movement
Published 18 Dec, 2022 05:21pm
Social classes and ethnic groups and its readiness to openly call for end of clerical regime
Published 06 Dec, 2022 09:16am
They began their patrols in 2006 to enforce the dress code
Published 04 Dec, 2022 04:56pm
The hijab headscarf became obligatory for all women in Iran in April 1983
Published 04 Dec, 2022 12:36am
Iranian govt officials have blamed the "riots" on "foreign enemies" in the West
Published 26 Nov, 2022 11:53pm
Last-gasp Iran sink Wales in World Cup match that saw tournament's first red card
Published 25 Nov, 2022 10:46pm
Iranian players stood silently during their pre-match anthem
Published 22 Nov, 2022 12:32am
Iranian players stood impassively and grim-faced as their anthem rang out
Published 22 Nov, 2022 12:21am
Ghaziani, a vocal critic of the crackdown on protesters, was arrested for inciting and supporting "riots"
Published 21 Nov, 2022 03:16pm
The agency is working with international partners to probe Iran's intimidation of ex-pats
Published 19 Nov, 2022 03:07pm
Amini, 22, died on September 16, three days after falling into a coma following her arrest in Tehran
Updated 16 Nov, 2022 04:15pm
Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights says at least 304 people have been killed across Iran since protests broke out over Amini's deat
Published 13 Nov, 2022 03:54pm
Both women remain in custody in Tehran's Evin prison
Published 02 Nov, 2022 09:12pm
Participants peacefully made their way towards the city centre in radiant autumnal sunshine
Published 22 Oct, 2022 10:18pm
The photomontage was replaced by a white background, although the new version retained the slogan
Published 16 Oct, 2022 02:40pm
New online videos showed the public confronting security forces as they sought to arrest demonstrators
Published 13 Oct, 2022 11:25pm
Iran has been gripped by nationwide demonstrations since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman’s death was announced on September 16
Published 10 Oct, 2022 03:28pm
The street violence has led to dozens of deaths, mostly of protesters but also members of the security forces
Published 08 Oct, 2022 08:40pm
Her death was attributed to "surgery for a brain tumour at the age of eight," it said in a statement
Published 07 Oct, 2022 11:42pm
Nasrin Shahkarami also accused the authorities of threatening her to make a forced confession
Published 07 Oct, 2022 03:39am
A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman’s death was announced on September 16
Published 06 Oct, 2022 04:20pm
Shortly after his release, Hajipour was back on Instagram, but this time to apologise and distance himself
Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:51pm
Students rallied at the weekend before being confronted by riot police
Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:42pm
