12th October 2023
What does the future look like for women and young girls in Iran, one-year after the death of Mahsa Amini? In the shadow of the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amani’s death, Iran stands at a critical juncture in its battle for women’s rights. Last month marked one year since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman was arrested ...
1st December 2022
Features Editor Athina Bohner speaks to dozens of Iranian anti-regime protesters demanding freedom for Iran. On 19 November 2022, impassioned voices demanding “freedom for Iran” engulfed the streets of Glasgow, as over 1,000 protesters of all generations marched from Kelvingrove Park to Glasgow Green. While proudly singing pro-democracy songs in Farsi and waving Iranian flags ...
20th November 2022
The world needs to stand with the people of Iran against the Islamic Republic. “Someone’s crime was that her hair was flowing in the wind,” rapped Iranian musician Toomaj Salehi – a song lyric that would soon result in his arrest for crimes punishable by death. Over the past week, international discussion of the situation ...
14th October 2022
Why has the veil become a symbol of oppression? On 13 September 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested by “morality police” in Tehran. The detainment was justified as allegedly breaking modesty laws that have been implemented since 1979. Mahsa died shortly after having spent three days in a coma. The cause of death has not ...
1st November 2021
A protest during the first official day of COP26 celebrated President Raisi’s absence from the conference following a complaint calling for his arrest if he came to the conference. Protesters gathered in George Square early in the morning for the first day of COP26. While much of the attention has been put on the events ...
