Iranian women and women globally are not only grieving the death of Amini but also protesting against the hijab rule and morality police that led to her death by cutting their hair.

Women had long been prohibited from watching men’s sporting events since a de facto ban was imposed following 1979’s Islamic revolution. It’s been 40 years since women have been banned from watching men’s sporting events in Iran.

An Iranian human rights lawyer has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes for defending women’s right to remove the hijab. Nasrin Sotoudeh, the lawyer in question, has been given a punishment which is reportedly even harsh by Iranian standards. Sotoudeh, has dedicated her life to defending the rights of Iranian women who […]

Sadaf Khadem, the first female Iranian boxer to win an international  fight, now fears arrest in her country as an arrest warrant has been issued against her. Following which she has now cancelled her return home from France, her spokesperson said on Wednesday. She is currently in France for a tournament held last week. Sadaf beat the French boxer Anne […]

Iranian women were allowed to enter Tehran’s largest stadium to watch a live screening of Iran’s FIFA 2018 World Cup clash with Spain. On Wednesday morning, Tehran’s provincial council permitted women to attend the screening after Iran won its first World Cup match since 1998 last week. For 38 years, women have been banned from […]

My Stealthy Freedom, the online Facebook campaign in which Iranian women post photos of themselves without the hijab, has started another campaign — this time to show videos of women who struggle with everyday hardships in the country.