An Iranian woman not wearing a mandatory headscarf walks past a group of young women who cover their hair in November 2023.
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Iranian women are still pressing for women’s rights and equality, just in quieter forms, including not wearing mandatory hair covers. Imprisoned activists are also leaking messages to others.
Scenes of protest in Iran are difficult to get out of the country, but TikTok users are rising to the challenge.
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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.
In a range of ways, young Iranian women – with the support of men – are working to change their lives and with that, their country.
A woman who’s not wearing a hijab flashes a victory sign as she walks around in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 1, 2022. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets over the last two weeks to protest the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police for allegedly wearing her mandatory Islamic veil too loosely.
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To many Iranians, a revolution has happened given the public’s embrace of women and their demands amid ongoing protests. The question is whether the solidarity holds up and the regime listens.
Protests following the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini have spread to other countries, including Lebanon.
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A powerful protest movement has taken hold in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. It may affect change, but it is up against a ruthless regime that will not easily relinquish control.
Public support for the latest protests in Iran is unusually high and widespread. Demonstrations are underway in cities large and small, neighbourhoods rich and poor.
The Nasir ol Molk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran: Islamic architecture is one of the gems of Persian culture, as is its traditional music.
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There is so much more to Iran than politics. Its traditional music carries messages of beauty, joy, sorrow and love to the world.
Thousands of Iranian women took to the streets to protest against the hijab law in Tehran in the spring of 1979. A women’s movement has recently taken hold in Iran.
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Iran’s young “daughters of the revolution” are protesting hijab laws and demanding equal rights. They’re the ultimate symbol of female resistance on this International Women’s Day.