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The death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini in the custody of the morality police ignited a nationwide uprising shaped by gender discrimination, restrictions on personal freedoms, economic crises and declining political legitimacy. This report examines the movement’s origins, reach, decentralised structure, human cost and the reasons the protests eventually subsided.
Visual works · S. Rouzbeh · 15 September 2025Araghchi's statements as the government's ship is sinking. Drawing published in Kayhan London.
Visual works · S. Rouzbeh · 14 September 2025On the agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the contradiction between words and actions.
Visual works · S. Rouzbeh · 13 September 2025Medical and hospital costs, and the pressure they place on families.
Visual works · S. Rouzbeh · 12 September 2025Khamenei waters a burning tree bearing the emblems of armed groups from a can labelled “the Iranian people’s rights”. Banknotes, weapons and hanging nooses frame the cartoon’s critique: the people’s wealth is used to sustain repression and proxy forces.
Visual works · S. Rouzbeh · 12 September 2025Khamenei, his forces and proxies, their weapons and missiles, and the execution of young people are depicted through the image of a many-headed dragon and its reach across the world.
S. Rouzbeh recalls the spontaneous candlelight gathering in Tehran after the 11 September attacks, describing how people expressed solidarity with victims and distinguished their compassion from the government’s rhetoric.
From classical poets to modern voices, Persian poetry has given expression to protest, resistance and solidarity, and has played a central role in Iran’s social movements.
A new council and joint-investment scheme are presented as efforts to attract capital and connect with experts, but S. Rouzbeh argues that they also serve to control the Iranian diaspora and shift political and sanctions-related risks onto people abroad.
A border porter leaves home before dawn to earn his family's bread. Through the long hours of waiting, his wife and child discover the human cost behind a brief report of a kolbar's death.
Iran’s crises, the author argues, expose the danger of a constitutional system that places decisions about war and peace in one leader’s hands. Concentrated power, filtered information and silenced criticism have left the country vulnerable to disastrous decisions; the author urges action before it is too late.
S. Rouzbeh examines Khamenei’s rejection of direct talks with the United States after the 12-day war, amid the threat of Europe activating the snapback mechanism. The article considers the risks of rhetorical escalation, the economic costs borne by ordinary people, and possible scenarios for the coming three to six months.
A comparison between the candid social statistics published by Tehran’s municipality in 1301 and today’s selective statistical system argues that Iran has lost the transparency needed to see and understand social reality.
H. Soleimani examines the roots and psychological mechanisms of collective numbness in Iran, and the recurring cycle of silence, eruption and repression.
H. Soleimani examines how the Islamic Republic reshapes language to obscure political realities, from relabelling political prisoners as security prisoners to describing censorship as protection. The article explores the religious and political roots of this practice and lists examples of its euphemisms.
A review of political deception in the Islamic Republic, from the Iran–Iraq War to the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, and a comparison of how reality is manipulated in Iran, democracies, Russia and China.
A look at the likely economic consequences of the UN snapback sanctions on Iran, particularly for its shadow economy, sanctions-evasion networks, exchange rates, inflation and people’s livelihoods.
An overview of violence against women in Iran since the 1979 revolution, drawing on research and human rights reporting to examine sexual violence, femicide and so-called honour killings, their reported prevalence, patterns and the lack of reliable official data.