Co-authored by Babak Rahimi

As Tehran's nuclear crisis grabs headlines and there is talk of easing relations with Iran by opening an US interest section in Iran for the first time since hostage crisis of 1979, an ominous development is taking place inside Iran: the escalation of state repression against...

"Parvin Ardalan has won the Olof Palme prize." Such was the title of numerous emails I have been receiving over the past two days. Iranian women's rights activists in Iran and abroad are celebrating. At last, an untiring and brave young Iranian women's rights activist is being internationally recognized...

I have known Soheila for the past few years through her writings and activism on Iranian women's rights. Her hard work, consistency and discipline combined with her passion and creativity as an activist and a writer continue to impress me. I finally asked her if I could conduct an interview...

In 1988, the year I left Iran, thousands of political prisoners were tortured and executed in the notorious Evin Prison. The prisoners were tortured by the intelligence ministry officers to get confessions and repentance. No one dared to say a word as the country was still at war with Iraq...