The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Dozens of rappers have been arrested in Iran since the rise of hip-hop in the country in the early 2000s. But the death sentence pronounced on April 24 against the rapper Toomaj Salehi marks a turning point in the Iranian regime’s intolerance of artists with a political message. Exiled rap…

Editorial: The regime wants to crush resistance. But those it rules continue to push back against its brutality

Lawyer for rapper says he was sentenced to death on charges linked to unrest in Iran in 2022

A year and a half after the start of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests, police in Iran have resumed “morality patrols” to crack down on women violating the Islamic Republic’s strict hijab rules. Patrols consisting of uniformed male officers and female officers in black chadors have been seen in the…

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The UN declares Mahsa Amini's death in Iranian custody as 'unlawful', sparking global outrage and calls for justice. Ongoing human rights issues in Iran hi...

As a new wave of protests sweep Iran, the author explains why she has returned to drawing. Plus: an extract from her new collection of protest cartoons

In Iran, the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini triggered an unprecedented uprising that is still having repercussions. Arrested on September 13, 2022 by Iran's morality police for wearing an "ill-fitting" headscarf that did not fully cover her hair, Amini died three days later in hospital, provoking a wave of…

Iran’s monarchists have moved closer to Israel, which they see as a key ally in their fight to reinstate the Pahlavis.