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The protests that erupted across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini pose a major threat to the Islamic regime. After decades of repression and corruption, Khamenei will find it difficult to quell the current unrest with force alone.
The wave of protests in Iran following Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini’s death has inspired global action, but it is vital that opposing state control over women’s bodies in all its forms remains central in our solidarity, explains Shahed Ezaydi.
With growing protest in Israel over his judicial coup, Netanyahu went on a US tour in a bid to both silence criticism & strengthen Israel normalisation. Unfortunately, he faced little accountability along the way, writes Richard Silverstein.
After having their rights and freedoms sidelined for decades, the women leading Iran's feminist revolution draw on the resistance of their ancestors to envision a new future for themselves and their country, writes Katy Shahandeh.
Sama Khosravi Ooryad explains that even amidst the resurfacing of violent sate repression that is reminiscent of what was meted out by the regime during the 80s, the people will not be deterred from fighting on.
From Pegasus, to Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, it is clear that there is little protection for journalists and their work when they expose the truth, this needs to change if we are to defend civil liberties worldwide, writes Adele Walton.
Young people are at the forefront of the protests in Iran, and they show no signs of stopping despite the regime’s remorseless killing of young people, writes Katy Shahandeh.
The Iranian regime has long used the narrative of male martyrs as defenders of the nation, relying on religious history to reinforce it. But, through protest women in Iran are flipping this ideology on its head, write Kevin Schwartz and Olmo Gölz.
Yasmin Gholizadeh warns of opportunists who claim to be in solidarity with Iranians protesting, but are using the events to legitimise oppressive ideologies like transphobia, and to call on stifling sanctions and imperialist Western interventions.
Despite the long history of state control over women’s bodies and political dissent in Iran, Katy Shahandeh explains that the very young and diverse makeup of the protests is a sign of hope.