Another brave young woman athlete has risked everything in order to show support for protesters as she accepted top international sporting honours. Roller skater Niloufar Mardani, 29, did not wear a hijab while accepting her award for first place on the podium at the women's skating marathon in Istanbul over…
This is the horrifying moment when an anti-hijab protester sets himself on fire and is then beaten by Iranian security police. Mohammadreza Ferdoosi, 24, torched himself as he shouted anti-regime slogans outside the Qarchak Mosque in Qarchak Varamin near Tehran. Despite suffering agonising 70% burns he survived - only to…
Another Iranian bodybuilding champion has been shot, this time fatally after he was hit in the face at point-blank range. The shot left such horrific injuries that it was not possible to physically identify Erfan Nazari, who was one of the top bodybuilders in Iran. Local media reported that he…
A stunning Iranian bodybuilder and fitness trainer has been getting threats to herself and her family after joining protests in Turkey against the regime in her homeland. Aylin Rauf, 26, had become popular in her home country after becoming one of the few women to take part in body beauty…
Soldiers in Iran have allegedly seized the country's entire men's beach football team after their show of solidarity with anti-regime protesters. Iranian beach soccer player Saeed Piramoun celebrates scoring a goal at the Emirates Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup in Dubai by mimicking cutting his hair in solidarity with protests, Sunday,…