Iran competes in the World Cup as a major women's protest movement is roiling the country; women will soon fight 'for their right to be in stadiums,' one Iranian woman says

Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress for role in 'Holy Spider,' plays journalist pursuing misogynistic serial killer in film exposing Iran's 'simmering injustice'

Protesters urged to gather in areas with no security forces present and chant 'Death to the dictator'; one of Iran's main revolutionary bodies calling for counter-protests

'I am the mother of all Iran, not a woman in the land of killers,' says ward-winning actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, calling for her image to be removed

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman explains new twists in the maritime deal and how we can support Iranian women; Amy Spiro on the weird popularity of an Orthodox boys choir

US-based Masih Alinejad, target of a 2018 kidnapping attempt by Iranian agents, says compulsory hijab is a tool of oppression, the 'weakest pillar' of Islamic Republic

Iranian judiciary claims Sarina Esmailzadeh jumped off a building in city of Karaj, though rights group has said she 'died after being severely beaten in the head with batons'

Nearly all newspapers dedicate front-page to Mahsa Amini, while social media erupts in anger at her death; President Ebrahim Raisi tells family he will probe incident

Angry protests seen in Kurdistan Province city following burial of Mahsa Amini, 22, arrested in Tehran last week for alleged fault with hijab; forces open fire, tear gas protestors

Angry protests seen in Tehran following death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22