Jezebel: Tehran

Iranian Anti-Abortion Laws Aren't Particularly Effective

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:15:00 EDT

In Iran, abortion is illegal unless the life of the mother is in danger or if the fetus has a birth defect deemed serious enough to warrant medical intervention. Punishment for having a criminal abortion is nothing to sneeze at, either; offenders can find themselves behind bars for 3 to 10 years. So how are Iranian women coping with these restrictions? By getting abortions anyway, and sometimes dying as a result. See? Anti-abortion legislation works. More »

The Green Revolution

Anna Holmes — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, May 26. Image via AP]

The Wedding Planner

Anna Holmes — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, March 14. Image via Getty]

Someone To Watch Over Me

Anna Holmes — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

[Tehran, November 15. Image via Getty]

Rebels With A Cause

Anna Holmes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST

[Tehran, November 4. Image via Getty.]

Guns, Reposes

Anna Holmes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:10:00 EST

[Tehran, November 4. Image via Getty]

Heaven Sent

Anna Holmes — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, September 9. Image via Getty]

The Long And Winding Road

Anna Holmes — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, June 26. Image via Getty]

BCBG Bends, Shapes Olympian Nastia Liukin

Sadie Stein — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

Nastia Liukin's long-awaited and appropriately bendy BCBG ad is the business! [Popcrunch]

Esha Momeni, the Iranian-American student...

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:40:00 EST

Esha Momeni, the Iranian-American student who was jailed on October 15 in Tehran, was released yesterday on bail. Iranian authorities say she is charged with "propaganda against the state." Momeni is a graduate student at California State University Northridge and was in Iran working on her graduate thesis on women's rights; she was originally arrested for unlawfully passing another vehicle while driving and has been in solitary confinement for the past month. [Change For Equality via Global Voices] More »

U.S. officials are looking into the arrest...

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:20:00 EDT

U.S. officials are looking into the arrest of an Iranian-American student who was working on her thesis project on women's rights in Tehran. Esha Momeni, a grad student at Cal State-Northridge, was arrested on Oct. 15 for unlawfully passing another vehicle while driving. She is being held in a section of Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, which houses many dissidents and political prisoners. At first, officials promised Momeni's family that she would be immediately released if the news of her arrest was not published, but when her parents went to Iran's Revolutionary Court five days later, they were told not to return until the investigation into her case had been completed. More information about the campaign for Momeni's release is available on the blog Free Esha. [CNN] More »

Does Miley Cyrus Represent A "Normal Weight"? • Tehran Opens "Gals Only" Park

Maria — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Is Miley Cyrus good for girls' body image? A new study shows that almost half of the characters on children's programs are at a "normal weight." Hm, I've seen the Miley & Mandy show (I know), and that girls is a total waif.• Crisis: Australia is currently beating America for the "fattest country" title, are we really going to let a commonwealth beat us at the American tradition of being obese? • The Hula Hoop turns 50! • A tragic story about a 10-year-old boy who killed himself after he grew self-concious about wearing women's underwear and make-up. • In WTF news: A British man is fined $2,000 after his dog goes pee in his front lawn. Where is the little doggie supposed to do her business? In the toilet? • Mentally ill defendants who are found competent enough to stand trial can be denied the right to represent themselves during a trial. • That potential First Lady who isn't Michelle Obama is doing charity work for Operation Smile in Vietnam. • Tehran opened their first "ladies only" park last month (barftastically called "Mothers' Paradise") which allows Iranian women to remove their headscarves while on the premises. • Woo! A new pillow to help snorers! Oh, wait, it costs $129, crap. • Celebrity name changes! Portia de Rossi used to be Amanda Lee Rogers, bleh, and Snoop Dogg is also known as Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. which sounds infinitely more bad-ass than "Snoop Dogg". • Jail staffers get their panties in a twist over having to stock women's underwear for transgendered male prisoners in juvie. Grow the fuck up, whiners. More »