What led to the overthrow of the Shah and are there parallels between then and now?

Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran’s most-famous singer, life always has been balancing act of one kind or another. It began as a child, performing with her acrobat father who ...

International sanctions were reimposed on Iran to influence its leadership. They were leveled to curb Iran's nuclear program but have caused medical shortages that hit the country's most vulnerable ...

Mahshid Nazemi, an Iranian human rights activist, left her home one day in the fall of 2022 to walk to the corner store to buy yogurt for dinner. The sun had set in the valley in Isparta, a city in ...

Protesting in Iran is dangerous for anyone. But for women, it can be life-altering. From arrests and public humiliation to sexual violence and torture in custody, Iranian women who raise their voices ...

The revolt and ensuing violence in Iran should not surprise anyone who truly values fundamental civil rights. There is a strong historical case that brutal dictatorships have a limited shelf life, ...