Iran’s pensioners and retirees embark on 4th round of nationwide protests
Iran's pensioners and retirees held their fourth round of nationwide protests on Wednesday, April 14, 2021,...
Women's News
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee sentenced to an additional one year in prison
Political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has been sentenced in absentia to another one year in prison....
Women participate in 3rd nationwide protests of pensioners and retirees
Women participated in the third nationwide protests by social security pensioners and retirees on Sunday, April...
23 days after her exile, Atena Daemi was transferred to the general ward
23 days after her forcible exile, political prisoner Atena Daemi was transferred to the general ward...
Iran retirees and pensioners hold second nationwide protest
Retirees and pensioners including a considerable number of women held their second nationwide protest on Wednesday,...
Women take active part in nationwide protests by retirees, pensioners
Iran’s retirees and Social Security pensioners held nationwide protests on Sunday, April 4, 2021 in 23...
Two Baha’i women jailed and five more summoned to serve their sentences
Two Baha’i women were transferred to the Prison of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, April 3, 2021,...
Women brutalized on 3rd day of protests against anti-Iranian contract
Women brutalized on 3rd day of protests against anti-Iranian contract Iranians continued their protests against the...
Women spearhead protests against the mullahs’ anti-Iranian contract
Women spearhead protests against the mullahs’ anti-Iranian contract News broke out that the clerical regime had...
Robbing of three Baluch women by IRGC agents led to public outrage
The robbing of three Baluch women by agents of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) led to public...
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...
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...
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...
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