Iranian women keep hope alive with daily acts of resistance
- Written by Shadi Rouhshahbaz, Associate Research Fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
Three years ago, protests erupted across Iran after the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested by the morality police for not wearing her hijab properly.
The Islamic Republic cracked down harshly on these protests, driving the Woman, Life, Freedom movement underground. Yet, Iranian women continue to resist in various...





