When Paniz Faryoussefi mounts the podium and reaches for her baton, she represents more than just the hope of a thrilling ...

Iranian women are taking off their hijabs, defying authorities and the oppression they face at the hands of the government.

When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran 's capital ...

Women are increasingly seen riding motorbikes in Iran's capital, where laws and religious mores once barred women from motorbikes ...

When 38-year-old Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to drive her yellow motorbike through the gridlocked streets of ...

The rise of women on the right is intriguing. It may also be short-lived. The steady growth of the number of women in ...

Protests have broken out across Iran over the death of a woman held by morality police for "unsuitable attire", with ...

Protests engulfing Iran have reached a point of "no return" as demonstrators demand wide reforms beyond the end of mandatory ...

Iran since the Islamic revolution has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its ...

The Iranian filmmaker talks about her harrowing Cannes documentary and how to remember the film's beloved late subject.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three ...