Criminal trials in these courts often occur behind closed doors presided over by clerics, and there’s often no evidence beyond a confession extracted by means of torture.
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The Qatar World Cup has attracted criticism of the country’s human rights. With Australia set to host the women’s world cup next year, there’s some work we need to do in this area, too.
Iranian women have often used images of actions such as singing and dancing unveiled to show what freedom means to them and to protest the Islamic Republic’s gender oppression.
Younger Iranians have tapped into social media to connect with one another, vocalize their demands and highlight the government’s brutality.
The app best known for kids sharing video clips of themselves singing and dancing has become a powerful tool for activists speaking out against repression in Iran.
These new sanctions target individuals and entities rather than whole countries, in the hope of punishing the true perpetrators and avoiding the incidental suffering of innocent people.
Iran may refuse entry to UN human rights inspectors following alleged abuses connected to the recent wave of protests.
Morality police first appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But similar forces were present in parts of the Middle East even prior to the date.
Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini have gone global. But in Iran there is a unique version, known as ‘amameh parani’, targeting a garment sacred to Shi’a clerics.
World Cup 2022: the risk of playing on with concussion and why the rules in football need to change.
Russia’s plan to start flights to Northern Cyprus is likely to provoke a reaction from Greece.
Iranian protesters aren’t satisfied winning small battles within the Islamic regime. Their aim is a revolution that will result in universal human rights.
Pictures of women in war play a pivotal role in the battlefield of political ideas, argues a feminist historian who examines how images and attire are used and seen in war zones and occupied lands.
Iran’s constitution guarantees human rights but its government doesn’t.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Iran has showcased these new weapons, with deadly result, in Yemen and Lebanon.
As calls for greater freedom grow, the author examines how secularism might work in Iran.
Iranian women have a long history of campaigning for their rights. The latest protests bring together a host of religious and gender groups suppressed by the country’s clerical regime.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Through different works and artists who have worked with hair we can understand what having control over one’s own hair implies for female identities.
Top contributors
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), and Deputy Director (International) at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Lecturer in the Contemporary Middle East and Iran, University of Manchester
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PhD in Politics, Lancaster University
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PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Portsmouth
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President, University of La Verne
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
