Gohardasht and Qezel Hesar Prisons
Prison memoirs of Mehri Haji-Nejad from the book The Last Laughter of Leila – Part Twenty...
Heroines in Chain
The Suppression of Resistant Prisoners
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Forced Classes in Prison
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Relationships in Prison and Collective Life
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Sexual Assault of a Female Prisoner
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In Memory of Shahnaz Ehsanian, a Comrade from the Prison Years
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One Step Away from Execution by Firing Squad
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Collective Torture in Prison
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The Fate of a Child in Prison
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Nighttime Interrogations Meant to Break the Spirit
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More than 400 Prominent Women Demand Halt to Iran Execution of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
More than 400 prominent women from across the globe, among them Nobel Prize winners, former presidents and prime ministers, parliamentarians,...
The Gendered Dimensions of the Water Crisis in Iran: Impacts on Women’s Health, Livelihoods, and Security
How Iranian Women Shoulder the Heavy Burden of a Deepening Crisis Download Italian Version The water crisis in Iran has...
The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
A Glance at a Costly and Ineffective Policy The “Youthful Population Law” in Iran vs. Women’s Human Rights Following a...
Organized Massacre of Protesters: Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity
Reports trickling out of Iran, under conditions of total internet blackout, reveal a systematic and organized massacre of protesters across...
Massacre of Protesters in Iran: A Crime Against Humanity with Organized Impunity
When the regime’s Supreme Leader is forced to confess, it means the scale of the crime has exceeded all attempts...
Iran Uprising Enters Day 20 as Resistance Persists Despite Brutal Crackdown
The Iran uprising enters its 20th day on Friday, January 16, 2026, with protests, night-time hit-and-run clashes, and acts of...
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