Women’s rights in #Iran have regressed since the Iranian regime came into power in 1979. We stand with the women in Iran in their struggle for a better future. | U.S. Department of State

“Even though the laws are still the same, what is important is the change in the way women think and see themselves. The change has begun.” Watch this short documentary about the women's movement in Iran. https://ti.me/2IH7sN7 Editor's Note: An image of Maryam Shariatmadari was misidentified in an earlier version of this video, which has since been updated. | TIME

‘It is women’s participation all across Iran that is adding strength to these demonstrations’ — Here’s how the protests over women’s freedoms in Iran go hand in hand with the struggle for liberation of Kurdish people, an ethnic minority facing discrimination in the country with Kurdish Peace Institute To learn more visit: www.kurdishpeace.org | NowThis Impact