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The Taliban are rewriting school and university curricula in line with their deeply conservative version of Islam. They have created "a hell of...
Newly appointed Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said the time is right for launching military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.
Many Iranians have an eye on the upcoming US election amid a budding conflict between Iran and Israel. To them, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris...
Many Iranians have an eye on the upcoming US election amid a budding conflict between Iran and Israel. To them, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris...
Every week, political prisoners in Iran go on hunger strikes to protest against the death penalty. Rights organizations say the number of executions...
With the recent return of banned students and professors to universities and the new president's intention to curb harassment of women by the morality...
After years of economic crisis, Iranians' frustration is increasingly directed at Afghan migrants. Under pressure to act, the government has now...
Iran's female political prisoners have been staging weekly protests against the death penalty. Their tireless efforts have drawn a harsh response from...
While no one knows exactly how many women are imprisoned in Afghanistan, an alarming number of reports indicates they are abused and sexually...
Should US Vice President Kamala Harris be nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate and win the White House, women's rights and containing...
Should US Vice President Kamala Harris be nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate and win the White House, women's rights and containing...
Women are the ones who are suffering most under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Disappointed by the lack of support from the West, they are establishing...
Iranians will vote on Friday in a presidential run-off pitting the relatively moderate Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative, anti-Western...
Iranians are getting ready to elect a new president on Friday. Hard-liners in the Islamic clergy-dominated regime want to secure the post. Many...
A drought in Iran is causing the ground to subside, threatening Tehran and hundreds of other towns.
A drought in Iran is causing the ground to subside, threatening Tehran and hundreds of other towns.
Being a single mother in Afghanistan often means fighting for survival. Under the Taliban, options to earn money are few and far between — and many...
Iran's Guardian Council names six candidates for the 2024 presidential election to replace Ebrahim Raisi. The list includes hard-liners and a...
Following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in May, Iran is now gearing up for a new presidential election. DW gives you an overview of the...
At least 853 people were executed in Iran last year. Human rights activists suspect the number was actually much higher and are calling for pressure...
The sudden death of hardline President Ebrahim Raisi has divided Iranian society. The regime has declared five days of national mourning, but many...
Tehran is planning to reinforce Iran's border with Afghanistan by building a concrete wall. It's a new obstacle for Afghans attempting to escape...
Iranian authorities say three mini drones were shot down by air defenses, while claiming US media reports of an Israeli attack have been exaggerated.
Iran and Israel have evolved from allies to sworn enemies, especially after Iran's Islamic Revolution. Israeli strikes against Hamas in Gaza and an...
Sunni Muslims, who make up 10% of Iran's population, say they have few rights in the Islamic Republic. Amid Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking Ramadan's...
Energy-hungry Pakistan wants to proceed with a natural gas pipeline connecting it and neighboring Iran. But the US has warned about the risk of...
Pressure on religious and ethnic minorities has risen since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran in 1979. Sunni Muslims, who make up 10%...
A UN fact-finding mission says Iran's brutal crackdown against women's rights protesters amounts to "crimes against humanity," the first...
Voters in Iran will select a new parliament this week, though few of them are expected to show up at the polls. Many believe voting would not even...