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Category: Woman, Life, Freedom
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Queer-Feminism Against War and the Politics of Death
“Woman, Life, Freedom” reimagines power beyond war, patriarchy, and the hierarchies that decide which lives matter. If war is understood not as an event…
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March 8, War, and Women: The Intersection of Military Violence and Gender Inequality in Iran
March 8 marks both women’s long struggle for equality and a chance to reflect on war’s human toll and the urgency of defending women’s…
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Woman, Life, Freedom Against War and Against the Islamic Republic
At Place de la République in Paris, Iranian feminist diaspora voices “No to war” and “No to the Islamic Republic,” rejecting both foreign intervention…
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Back to Campus, Back to Protest: A New Student Wave After the January Uprising
As campuses reopened, students launched sit-ins, memorial assemblies, and anti-regime chants—met by Basij-led disruption, arrests, mass summons, and a rapid push to move classes…
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Rial Crash to Campus Revolt: Iran’s Protests Spread from Tehran’s Markets Nationwide
A post-war currency shock sparked bazaar shutdowns in Tehran, then spread through cities and universities, becoming a broader confrontation over inequality, repression, and life.…
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Taraneh Alidoosti’s Body as Testimony: Refusing Compulsory Hijab in Iran’s Official Cinema
Pegah Ahangarani’s documentary shows Taraneh Alidoosti’s post-prison body as political testimony, and records her irreversible break with Iran’s official cinema under compulsory hijab. This…
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Arrests at Alikordi’s Funeral: When Mourning Becomes a Security Case
Security forces violently disrupted Khosro Alikordi’s memorial in Mashhad, arresting dozens including prominent activists, as mourning was reframed as “disorder” and justice-seeking treated as…
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“He Never Stopped Defending Us”: The Suspicious Death of Lawyer Khosro Alikordi
Human rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi dies suddenly after sustained state pressure, prompting prison protests, a nationwide lawyers’ statement, and scrutiny of Iran’s war on…
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“Orange the World”: One Year of Violence Against Women in Iran
Annual data from Iranian rights groups reveal at least 110 femicides, 63 rapes, 180 “honor killings” and expanding structural, legal and state violence against…
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The Shadow of Civil War Over Iran
Amid fears of a renewed Israel-Iran conflict, another danger is quietly looming: the risk of Iran sliding into civil war. Such wars rarely erupt…
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A Dutch Artist Inspired by Women, Life, and Freedom in Iran: An Interview with Rienke Enghardt
Rienke Enghardt is a Dutch visual artist known for her murals and community art. In 2022, she created a collection inspired by the Woman,…
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A Week of Femicide and Acid Attacks Across Iran
In less than a week, seven women have been murdered and one woman has been the victim of an acid attack in Iran, according…