Authoritarian regimes rely on patriarchal structures to consolidate their power. In Iran, this partnership serves to control ...

BOOM found that the video shows women part of the international radical feminist group FEMEN, protesting against incidents of ...

Bravery comes in many forms. In Tehran, a woman named Vida Movahed stood on a box in the street, her hair uncovered, holding ...

Nila Rezaei and Chris Krainer hope the creations in protest against female oppression will one day be installed in a stadium.

A prominent Iranian activist has sewn his lips together and is holding daily protests in Tehran following the apparent ...

Protesters marking the international day for the elimination of violence against women were choked, pepper-sprayed and ...

The forecourt of the iconic Louvre in Paris became the stage for a powerful protest by FEMEN, an international women’s rights movement. The occasion marked the International Day for the Elimination of ...

More than 200 protestors have reportedly been killed by security forces during the fierce government crackdown, and hundreds of women and girls—often removing and burning their hijabs in defiance of ...

The violent detentions of brawling foreign university students, including from Iran, in Tatarstan has led to a protest by Iran ... including several women and children, were killed and more ...

Mohammad Rasoulof's provocative film has been banned in Iran, but Germany has submitted it for Oscar consideration ...

The latest drama by Mohammad Rasoulof won the embattled filmmaker a prize at Cannes, though not before he had to flee his ...