Water crisis spurs protests in Iran
A number of protests have broken out in Iran since the beginning of the year over water, a growing political concern due to a drought…
Protests in Iran
Iran: 29 Protesters Sent to Court For Removing Hijabs
Police officials in Tehran have arrested and sent 29 people to judicial authorities for protesting Iran’s 1979 mandatory headscarf law. The 29 arrested protesters were transferred…
Iran president: People will support the Islamic Republic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the people of Iran will continue supporting the Islamic Republic despite foreign pressure. His comments came…
Religious Rule Fuels Unrest in Iran
The two-week protest movement that rocked cities across Iran earlier this year has largely subsided, but the fallout from the government’s harsh response has just begun. More than…
Iranian hijab protester: Where is she?
A woman who became the face of protests in Iran last December is the subject of a new social media campaign in the country. Images of…
What lies ahead for Iran’s simmering fire of protests?
The recent uprising sweeping across Iran is rattling the very pillars of the ruling regime. Despite claims and analysis of this movement coming to an…
Iran after the protests: What comes next?
The recent spate of protests in Iran has ebbed — at least for the moment. The unrest caught the regime off guard. Initially it responded…
Iran tortures and kills protesters; West mostly silent as 8,000 citizens arrested
Iran’s rulers have inflicted death by torture and gunfire on citizen protesters in a crackdown since the Dec. 28 street uprising erupted, the main opposition…
Iranian protests underscore the suffering of the citizenry
Is the regime of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist in Iran feeling the popular pressure, and will it respond to the demands by seizing…
What the Iran Protests Were Not
Recent protests in numerous Iranian cities and towns caught the world by surprise, and embarrassed Iran’s government and ruling political establishment. But the expectation that…