The name of the woman murdered by Iran’s “morality police” was Jina Amini but Kurds in the country cannot use their real names, says British-Kurdish writer and organiser Elif Sarican
A new exhibition by Soheila Sokhanvari celebrates Iranian freedom and womanhood
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
On Sunday 15 January, we mark the two-year anniversary of the arrest of the University of Leeds student on her return home to Saudi Arabia
Four men have been executed following unjust show trials in Iran. Here’s what we know about them
Happy New Year! I think we can all agree, regardless of where we live, that 2022 was a tumultuous year. There was seemingly a new crisis every day. Totalitarian regimes moving against their populations became increasingly normal, from Iran to...
The British-Iranian journalist and author of the award-winning City of Lies speaks about the growing protests in her homeland
Our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on the events of the past 12 months, yet another year of challenges to human rights around the world
As we mark 23 months since University of Leeds dental student Salma al-Shehab was arrested after returning home on holiday, we ask whether the UK Foreign Secretary has the courage to demand her release
Choose from our shortlist of 12 despots and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year