Outcry Against Executions: Families of Prisoners Rally in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, and Isfahan
Rising Executions Spark Public Outrage In a powerful display of discontent, the families of prisoners sentenced...
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Iran: Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Student Activists
In recent disciplinary actions at universities across Iran, several students have faced severe penalties for their...
Soraya Rostami Suffers Nervous Breakdown Due to Pressure at Workplace
Soraya Rostami, an employee at the Water Department in Kamyaran, has been urgently admitted to the...
Unjust Expulsions and Arrests: Teachers’ Struggle Amidst Clerical Regime’s Crackdown
The clerical regime puts more pressure on teachers through arrests, summonses, and expulsions. The Security Department...
Evin Security Court Summons Lawyers, including 4 women
Eleven lawyers, including 4 women, are summoned to the Evin Security Court In recent days, the...
Teacher Atekeh Rajabi Begins Hunger Strike in Detention
Atekeh Rajabi has embarked on a hunger strike within the confines of the detention center. Hailing...
Zhina Modarres Gorji Transferred to General Ward After One Month in Solitary Confinement
Zhina Modarres Gorji, a journalist and prominent women's rights activist from Sanandaj, was transferred from solitary...
Iran: Fatemeh Tadrisi and Atekeh Rajabi among arrested teachers
Iranian teachers arrested, indicted, and summoned amid protests During yesterday's protests by teachers in 22 cities...
Teachers Protest in 14 Provinces Against Unfair Treatment and Rights Violations
Teachers Protest in 14 Provinces Against Unfair Treatment and Rights Violations Despite intense security measures today,...
Raheleh Narouii arrested after following up on her husband’s fate
Agents of the Criminal Investigation Department of Gonbad-e Kavus arrested a 32-year-old man Baluch woman named...
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...
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...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
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