Mahsa Amini death

Singers, actors, sports stars–the list goes on. Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country. And the ruling establishment is lashing back.…

The government of Canada is using a “powerful and sparingly” used provision to designate the entirety of the Iranian regime as an entity that is a “serial violator of human rights” and one that commits acts of terror, federal cabinet…

Iran suffered a “major disruption” in internet service Wednesday amid calls for renewed protests weeks after the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the country’s morality police, an advocacy group said. The…

The sound of apparent gunshots and explosions echoed early Monday through the streets of a western Iranian city, one of the hot spots of protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman. At least one man reportedly was killed by…

Growing up under a repressive system, Sharo, a 35-year-old university graduate, never thought she would hear words of open rebellion spoken out loud. Now she herself chants slogans like “Death to the Dictator!” with a fury she didn’t…

An Iranian coroner’s report denied Mahsa Amini had died due to blows to the head and limbs while in the custody of Iran’s morality police and linked her death to pre-existing medical conditions, state media said on Friday. The death…

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khomenei gave his first reactions on Tuesday to the ongoing protests demanding justice for Mahsa Amini and for wider recognition of women’s rights. Khomenei said Amini’s death ‘broke our hearts’ while…

Iran‘s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the…

Chants of death to the dictator, women cutting their hair while burning their headscarves and demonstrations continue in Tehran as well as other major Iranian cities as the government failed to contain protests demanding justice for Mahsa…

Canada will be placing sanctions on dozens of Iranian individuals and entities, including the country’s so-called morality police, after the death of an Iranian woman while in police custody. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced…