Iran Women

Six days on, Iran continues to see massive protests: What’s keeping the spark going?

Many Iranians see 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death as part of the Islamic Republic’s heavy-handed policing of dissent and the morality police’s increasingly violent treatment of young women

Iran girls pepper-sprayed outside stadium: A country where women can't watch football, travel alone

A few hundred women were pepper-sprayed outside the Imam Reza stadium when they tried to watch the Iran vs Lebanon World Cup Qualifier. The incident puts a spotlight on the various restrictions that women face in the Islamic republic

Iran's only female Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh says she has defected to Europe

Iran’s only female Olympic medallist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used by its authorities as a propaganda tool.

Iranian women attend first football match in 40 years after authorities open special stand

Under pressure from FIFA and women’s rights campaigners, Iranian authorities earmarked around 3,000 tickets for women for World Cup Asian qualifier against Cambodia

Iran partially opens stadium doors to women and families for male sporting events

A limited number of Iranian women will be allowed to watch Volleyball World League games in Tehran later this month, a senior government official has told