Featuring First Nations club revolutionaries DJ PGZ & Yikes, New Zealand’s own family-led freak-folk ensemble Womb, and Iranian-American trip hop artist Saffron Bloom
Mar 24, 2025
Ahoo Daryaei was arrested on Saturday after stripping down to her underwear in protest. Amnesty International has called for her immediate release
Nov 04, 2024
In a speech last night, the UK prime minister made clear that the safety of civilians is of utmost importance – unless they happen to be Palestinian or Lebanese
Oct 02, 2024
Iran’s revolution isn’t just being televised: it’s being deepfaked, wiretapped and surveilled by big tech. A year after the Woman, Life, Freedom protests convulsed the country, what does the future of dissent look like in Iran?
Oct 09, 2023
Soheila Sokhanravi talks to Niloufar Haidari about her Barbican show, Rebel Rebel – a study of Iranian womanhood, and the misconceptions that have always surrounded it
Feb 16, 2023
Director Ali Abbasi talks about his new film, Holy Spider – an evocative exploration of misogyny in Iran, which follows the real-life story of early 00s serial killer Saeed Hanaei
Jan 20, 2023
23-year-old protestor Mohsen Shekari was reportedly executed earlier this week
Dec 09, 2022
The video has since gone viral, with many criticising the celebrities of performative activism – but what do Iranian women make of it?
Oct 07, 2022
The foreign secretary recently expressed concern for Iranian protestors following the murder of Mahsa Amini – but the Tories have always oppressed Iranian refugees
Sep 29, 2022
After the 22-year-old Kurdish woman died in police custody, protests have erupted in Iran with thousands taking to the streets, burning their hijabs and cutting their hair
Sep 22, 2022
Farbod Ardebili’s Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran tells the story of a death metal musician, who hopes risking an underground concert will help her secure asylum in another country
Jan 07, 2022
‘The Fall of the Standard of the Beauty’ explores the West’s impact on what is considered beautiful
Mar 13, 2020
We speak to Azadeh Fatehrad, Rana Javadi, and Maryam Tafakory about the complicated history of women’s rights in Iran and how they use their work to address it
Jun 21, 2019
A teenage gymnast is among those who have been detained and shamed for their social media presence
Jul 10, 2018
For over four years, photographer Sadegh Souri documented life inside one of the world’s harshest struggles of survival
May 16, 2018
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