Amini in September 2022, much has been said and written about the protests in Iran. Amini died while in the custody of Iran’s ...

Since the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in September 2022, much has been said and written about the protests in Iran. Amini died while in the custody of Iran’s morality police. She was arrested ...

Foreign ministry spokesman chides French for ‘creating chaos in other countries’ in reference to months of unrest in Iran ...

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. To ...

In Iran, the struggle for equality against the existing sectarian rule under a single Islamic cleric – supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – has evolved from one that is less confrontational and ...

Coinciding with mass demonstrations in Brussels by supporters of the main Iranian democratic opposition movement, the ...

Molavi Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, the most outspoken Sunni cleric in Iran, has demanded an end to theocratic rule but rejected ...

Authorities in Iran have escalated the enforcement of the Islamic Republic’s obligatory hijab law. The press to make sure ...

The Islamic Republic condemned Paris crackdown on peaceful protests The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned Frances harsh ...

The following is the March 22, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Iran: Background and U.S. Policy. From the report ...