Biography
Antonia Felix, Ed.D., MFA, is on the faculty of the Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is the New York Times bestselling author of 24 books, including several biographies of women leaders, and serves on the advisory board of the Women’s Freedom Forum, an educational and human rights NGO in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Abstract
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s brutal response to nonviolent protests exposes its tenuous hold on power over a youthful nation well familiar with 21st-century freedoms. Despite systemic discrimination and oppressive laws controlling and degrading the lives of women, ethnic and religious minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community, the Iranian government cannot halt public dissent that has continued to erupt since the 1979 Revolution. This article offers a brief overview of four major protests in the past 25 years as a context for discussing the two most recent movements focused on women’s rejection of the compulsory hijab and prisoners’ and activists’ fight to end the regime’s alarming surge in executions.
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Recommended Citation
Felix, Antonia (2025) "“I saw death with my own eyes”: Recent Women’s Protests and Punishments in Iran," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 10: Iss. 2, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2025.10.02.06
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