Saeedeh Fathi

Fathi

Saeedeh Fathi is a journalist with 22 years of experience in Iran and was the country’s first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of a sports magazine. In 2022, during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, she was arrested and spent two months under interrogation at Evin Prison

Iran's IRGC opens ranks to children as young as 12

Rahim Nadali, an official with Tehran's IRGC unit, said the programme would assign children to tasks including patrolling and manning checkpoints.

09 April, 2026

US-Israel war is hurting thousands of prisoners in Iran

Reports from inside Greater Tehran Prison describe inmates going days without adequate food or water after an attack near the facility.

17 March, 2026

Poisoned skies over Tehran: Toxic smoke and black rain crisis

Israeli strikes on Tehran fuel depots unleashed toxic smoke and 'black rain', raising fears of respiratory illnesses, polluted air and environmental damage

13 March, 2026

Inside Iran's hospitals at the centre of the crackdown

As Iran's protests turned deadly, doctors, nurses and families recount hospitals overwhelmed by the wounded, internet blackouts, and systematic repression

28 January, 2026

What next for Iran: Repression, concessions, or intervention?

Whether through intensified repression, internal political restructuring, or foreign intervention, Iran is heading towards an inevitable transformation

14 January, 2026

War came to Iran, but for some, so did the hope for change

Israeli missile attacks and government retaliation divided Iranian society, where some saw a chance for reform while others feared widespread destruction

25 June, 2025

Terrified Iranians flee to countryside amid Israel’s airstrikes

For the first time in decades, Tehranis are leaving the capital, driven by fear, confusion, and a distrust in their government and the threat of Israeli strikes

20 June, 2025