Iran protests
Some Iranian Football Fans Are Celebrating Being Kicked Out of the World Cup
Iran's 1-0 loss to the USA triggered celebratory fireworks back home, as fans in Qatar tell VICE World News why they can't get behind the men's football team while protests in Iran are being crushed.
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’: Iranian Fans Protest Against Regime at World Cup
In Iran's game against England at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, fans held protest banners and booed the country's national anthem – which Iranian players chose not to sing.
‘They Can’t Arrest Us All’: How Tehran's Metro Became an Underground Protest Site
3 million people use the Tehran Metro every day, and this mass of commuters is providing cover for daily acts of defiance against the regime.
Iranian Climber Who Competed Without Hijab Greeted by Supporters Back Home
Elnaz Rekabi was met at the airport in Tehran by friends and family. In an interview with state TV, she reiterated her apology for not competing in a hijab.
Fears Grow for Iranian Climber Who Competed Without Wearing a Hijab
Friends of Elnaz Rekabi said they hadn’t heard from her since Sunday. But the Iranian Embassy in Seoul said she had returned to Iran along with other team members.
This Is What Women Protesting in Iran Want the World to Know
We spoke to students in Iran who've been braving a brutal crackdown to protest over the death of Mahsa Amini and against the regime’s strict dress code.
Thousands Protest in Dried-Up Riverbed Over Iran's Water Crisis
Farmers and supporters have been holding a huge protest in what was once the Zayanderud river. On Friday, security forces moved against them.
Witnesses Say Iranian Security Forces Opened Fire on Protesters Chanting ‘Death to the Dictator’
Iranians were in the streets for a third consecutive day protesting the regime's shooting down of a passenger jet that was carrying 82 Iranians.
Iranians Mourning Soleimani Want Retaliation Against the U.S.
“We cannot allow his blood to just be left on the ground,” said student Honieh Hanifepour.
Rap Is Banned in Iran, But the Underground Scene Is Flourishing
"We have so many forbidden things in Iran, but does that prevent us from doing them? If forbidden rap can tell good stories, go ahead and forbid it! The ban only means it's an opportunity."
The Vice News Guide to the World — Week of January 8
What’s next for Iran after nationwide protests; North Korea’s playing nice so it can go to the Olympics; Putin’s archrival is weaponizing YouTube against the Kremlin, etc.
Who will be Iran’s next supreme leader? The internal war has already begun
“Almost everything that’s happening right now comes in the context of this continuous and very nervous fight about who will be the next Supreme Leader”