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Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Fars News Agency via AP)

Deadly clashes, economic distress: What's happening in Iran and why are people protesting?

January 02, 2026 3:23 pm

Iran protests: Shopkeepers and traders initially took to the streets to protest the government’s handling of a sharp fall in the Iranian rial and rapidly rising prices.

Thousands take to the streets of Iran for the third day as protests grow over cost of living crisis

Hundreds take to streets of Iran for third day as protests grow over cost of living crisis

December 31, 2025 12:01 am

On Tuesday, university students joined the shopkeepers and bazaar merchants as the cost of living crisis in the Islamic Republic continues to soar.

From Delhi’s AQI protest to Nepal’s Gen Z revolt, outrage in the age of social media is a new ball game

November 10, 2025 3:35 pm

Revolts are inevitable in networked societies; therefore, UN-led norms for ethical AI and bilateral tech accords are vital to prevent chaos

Sara Khadem of Iran plays against Olga Girya of Russia

Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

July 27, 2023 12:25 pm

Laws enforcing mandatory hijab-wearing became a flashpoint during the unrest that swept Iran when a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of the morality police in mid-September.

Iran's morality police return to streets after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress

July 16, 2023 7:18 pm

Iran's clerical rulers view the hijab as a key pillar of the Islamic revolution that brought them to power, and consider more casual dress a sign of Western decadence.

Iran judiciary head: 22,000 arrested in protests pardoned

March 13, 2023 4:11 pm

The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi on Monday as announcing the figure.

Exiled Iranian chess player Sara Khadem makes it to magazine cover in Spain

March 09, 2023 11:21 pm

Khadem made news in December last year after she competed in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Almaty without a headscarf. Consequently, she had to seek exile in Spain.

Forty-four years after the Islamic Revolution, Iran is governed by a regime with a legitimacy crisis

February 16, 2023 2:58 pm

Iran's theocratic regime hasn't vanquished the secular. Instead, secular elements constitute a major part of the Iranian identity

Iranian film director goes on hunger strike in prison

February 03, 2023 10:39 am

Jafar Panahi, whose films have thrilled critics and won numerous international prizes, issued a statement saying he would refuse food or medicine starting Wednesday “in protest against the extra-legal and inhumane behavior of the judicial and security apparatus.”

Iran releases Oscar-winning actress Taraneh Alidoosti held over protests

January 05, 2023 7:52 am

Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency said Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning “The Salesman” was released on bail. Her mother, Nadere Hakimelahi, had earlier said she would be released in a post on Instagram.