The Dire Conditions of Qarchak Prison
Women's Struggles and Challenges in Iran's Prison System Qarchak Prison, located near Varamin, 35 km southeast...
Articles
Iranian Regime’s Retreat on Mandatory Hijab Law: A Crisis of Authority
Comments made by Shahram Dabiri, Deputy for Parliamentary Affairs to Massoud Pezeshkian, regarding the suspension of...
New Mandatory Hijab Law Suspended Following Intervention by Supreme National Security Council
Following intense backlash against the new mandatory hijab law, the clerical regime, fearing widespread uprisings after...
UN Experts Call on the Iranian Regime to Repeal the Law on Hijab and Chastity
Mullahs’ parliament passed the law to the government to be implemented UN experts on human rights...
International Human Rights Day and the Extensive Violation of Female Political Prisoners’ Rights in Iran
A Look at the Female Political Prisoners Deprived of Medical Care December 10, International Human Rights...
Iranian Regime in the Grip of the Hijab Law: Confusion and Contradictions as the Deadline Nears
Just four days before the scheduled enactment of the controversial Chastity and Hijab Law, the Iranian...
Remembering the Victims of Genocide in Iran
What was their crime, asks Zohreh Shafaei, a survivor of the 1980s genocide in Iran December...
Withered Buds in the Whirlwind of Fate
Child Marriage: A Stark Violence Against Young Girls and the Clerical Regime’s Legal Facilitation of Female...
Heads of Iran Judiciary and Majlis Stress Enforcement of the New Hijab and Chastity Law
On Monday, December 2, 2024, the Iranian judiciary and parliament convened a joint session. The Judiciary...
Elimination of Violence Against Women: A Bill That Never Gets Passed
Battered Women Exploited in the Clerical Regime’s Misogynistic Game Over Violence Prevention Bills in Iran “Elimination...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
Women, Resistance, Freedom: The Unbroken Lineage from Camp Ashraf to Iran’s Gen-Z Revolution
When an early morning raid struck Camp Ashraf at 5:00 AM on September 1, 2013, the goal of Iran’s clerical...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
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