Iran may seem an unlikely setting for women's ice hockey, but a fledgling league has seen its young players confront the country's deeply conservative values and financial obstacles to blaze a trail ...

Iranian police arrested two young women after publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country's strict dress code, local media reported Friday.

Iranian police arrested two young women for dancing in a Tehran cemetery while wearing inappropriate clothing. This act of defiance against the country's strict dress code, particularly in a ...

Iranian authorities arrested 10 women from the Bahai community in a series of coordinated raids, the Bahai International Community (BIC) announced on Wednesday, according to a report in the AFP ...

The friendlies will be held as part of preparation for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. Maryam Azmoun, Iran’s women head coach, has called up 20 players to the team.

(Beirut) – Two ethnic Kurdish women, Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi, face possible imminent execution in Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. “Iranian authorities are using the death ...

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country's strict Islamic dress code in order "not to put women under pressure". Covering the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim)– Iranian skier Samaneh Beyrami Baher says the country’s women are talented and can achieve great things in sports. She completed the women's 5km free cross-country skiing event ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis defeated Isatis 3-1 on Saturday and won the title of the 2024-25 Iran Women’s Football League One. The team had secured its place in the 2025-26 Kowsar Women’s ...

Torkman was named Player of the Match. Iran, who have previously defeated Uzbekistan 9-0 and Kyrgyzstan 10-0, are scheduled to meet Tajikistan on Sunday. Iran have won three titles out of three ...

Tehran (AFP) – Iran may seem an unlikely setting for women's ice hockey, but a fledgling league has seen its young players confront the country's deeply conservative values and financial ...

Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners. Six Kurdish groups ...