Regions / Middle East / Iran
Articles about Iran, ordered by date. 
‘Perseverance is the only way’
Anoosheh Ashoori, who spent more than four years arbitrarily imprisoned in Iran, speaks to Maxine Betteridge-Moes about his experiences in the notorious Evin prison.
Virtual Cages
As Iran tightens its grip on internet censorship, citizens face growing challenges in accessing the outside world. Rebecca Ruth Gould reports.
Southern Exposure: Mahshad Jalalian
Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.
‘I am not going to stay quiet’
Rap is a genre intertwined with politics, but the political courage of Iran’s rappers takes some beating, Lorraine Mallinder finds.
Crypto-mining surge
The summer of 2021 in Iran was marked by frequent, dangerous power outages.
The Interview: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini
Indefatigable Iranian gender activist Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini on why she will not give up on her life-long mission to get women peace-makers included at the negotiating table.
Iran's #metoo moment
Iranian women are using the hashtag #tajavoz to call out sexual violence.
Water bankruptcy looms in Iran
Lydia Noon reports on an escalating crisis.
Open Window - Fashion
This month's guest cartoonist is Payam Boromand from Iran.
New app could help Iranians avoid morality police
Hazel Healy reports on an innovation that could help women in Iran.
A volley of protest in Iran
Human Rights Watch has thrown its weight behind a challenge to Iran’s ban on women watching volleyball matches. Kelsi Farrington reports.
Making waves: Masih Alinejad
Exiled Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad is using social media to challenge Iran’s compulsory hijab law. Lucinda Homa Gray meets her.
Where are they now? Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
The Iranian women's rights activist on what she has been doing since she was featured in our March 2007 issue.
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