Rowshan Kiani has spent almost every weekend at the State Capitol since 2021, calling for freedom and safety for the women in ...

The UN expressed concern over the arrest of women & girls in Kabul between 16-19 July due to their alleged non-compliance ...

The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure ...

I Don't Want To Be A Good Woman is an abstract walking simulator that depicts the experience of being a young girl in Iran - ...

IndieWire looks at recent films from Jafar Panahi, Nader Saei-Var, and more to consider how hijab is represented in Iranian cinema.

World These women are defying Iran's hijab laws — despite fear of reprisal 'We young people have decided to live the way we like' ...

Like all the women interviewed in this story who were not wearing a headscarf, Laylah did not provide her last name for fear of repercussions for defying her country's hijab laws.

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, authorities said.

Even those hijab-wearing women who have sought more fashion options have met with disapproval from some conservatives.

A controversial new law to enforce the mandatory hijab has drawn the ire of the Iranian public and even senior clerics, who say it defeats its purpose. Activists have warned of protests if the law ...

A female student was arrested while reportedly protesting Iran's stringent dress code. The young woman was said to have stripped off her clothes after she was allegedly harassed by members of the ...