Mahsa Amini

Mahsa Amini: Revisiting the Facts, Two Years Later

Following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, protests ignited across Iran and spread globally. Since then, these unprecedented demonstrations in the country have died down, and women's rights in Iran remain far from being respected.

Campaigning Begins for Iran’s Parliamentary Elections

On Thursday, February 22, Iran entered a short campaign for the March 1 legislative elections. According to the few polls published, Iranians remain largely indifferent to the vote, more than a year after the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Candidates running for seats in Iran's legislature launched their election campaigns on ...

Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi to Start Hunger Strike

2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, announced that she would begin a hunger strike in the prison where she is detained in Iran, starting Sunday, December 10. This date coincides with the award ceremony in Oslo. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will begin a new hunger strike from her prison cell in Iran as ...