A generation who grew up in a more connected world rebelled against a failing economy and strict social rules.

"Like the battle of Karbala, this war must be fought till the end," Reza Ahmadi, a juice vendor in his 30s, told me, as he went about his business on the busy Naser Khosro street in Shiraz, a ...

Iranian journalist Zeinab Rahimi has refused to wear the mandatory hijab for over two years, despite the risk of arrest and imprisonment. She is among a growing number of women and girls who have ...