By 10 March, the 40-second video had gained enough notoriety for the dancers to be rounded up by authorities and made to apologise publicly. But the genie was out of the bottle.

The 25-year-old decided to forego her headscarf in order to support the Iranian protest movement and believed that the worst that could happen to her would be a warning

The video of them dancing was seen as a symbol of the nationwide protests that sparked after Mahsa Amini’s death.

In an interview with SheThePeople, Elnaaz Norouzi talks about her childhood in Iran, her journey from her homeland to India, and how she’s using her voice as an artist to stand up for her people and fight oppression.

The Iranian uprising defies the constraining definitions of feminism, it presents to the world the crudest form of organised protest and collective outrage that speaks for each and every woman of Iran, who is relentlessly fighting despite the lack of a consequence.

After her release from the Evin Prison in Tehran on Wednesday, Taraneh Alidoosti posed with bunches of flowers, surrounded by friends.

Iranian police resumed warning women that they are required to wear mandatory hijab in cars amid the nationwide protests that sparked after Mahsa Amini’s death.

In the latest news, Iran issued a warning on wearing the mandatory headscarf in cars amid nationwide protests.

As we step into the next year, let’s take into account some powerful image-based stories which inspired us, made us furious, gave us hope, and helped pave way for transformation that will reflect in years to come.

The United Nation named the three women who would lead a rights investigation into Iran’s violent crackdown on the nationwide protests.