Fatemeh Mohammadi, former political prisoner beaten by guidance patrol officer
Fatemeh Mohammadi, a former political prisoner was beaten by a Guidance Patrol officer in Tehran on...
Women's News
Four Christian women among detained religious minorities
On Monday, July 8, 2019, four Christian women were arrested in Bushehr on charges of their...
Neda Naji female labor activist beaten by prison guards in Qarchak Prison
Neda Naji, a female labor activist was beaten by prison guards in the notorious Qarchak Prison...
Pressures and restrictions lead to fatal consequences for young women
Pressures and restrictions of life under the mullahs’ rule, continues to take toll on women and...
Improperly veiled women to be stopped at airports, banned from travel
Improperly veiled women are not going to be allowed to travel by planes. This was announced...
Sanaz Allahyari and her husband go on hunger strike in Evin Prison
Political prisoners, Sanaz Allahyari and her husband Amirhossein Mohammadifar have started a hunger strike on Thursday,...
Literacy Movement educators and teachers demand permanent jobs
A group of educators of the Literacy Movement in Tehran held a gathering on Tuesday, July...
Women working under deplorable conditions in the green-house complex
Women are working under deplorable conditions in the green-house complex in Sanandaj, capital of the Iranian...
Ameneh Zaheri Sari gets brutalized in Ahvaz prison
Political prisoner Ameneh Zaheri Sari was brutalized by prison guards in the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz....
Tehran University students protest heavy sentences for activists
Tehran University students of the School of Social Sciences, as well as the students of the...
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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