In Iranian cities, it’s becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, after the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.

Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer and musician who sang for women to remove their hijabs, speaks on Instagram on February 28. Yarrahi was sentenced to prison by Iranian authorities and lashed 74 times.

Iranian men and women have been protesting the oppressive Islamic Republic’s rule for decades, but particularly since the Woman, Life, Freedom demonstrations following the murder of 22-year-old ...

In the wake of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, one of the most significant political uprisings in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iranian society experienced a period of upheaval.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing ...