Women’s entrance ban in sports stadiums reiterated
Ban on women’s entrance to sports stadiums was once again reiterated by officials on Monday, September...
Women's News
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s daughter threatened with denial of prison visits
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s daughter was threatened to be deprived of visiting her mother if she did not...
Four women arrested in Shiraz for their faith
Four women have been arrested in Shiraz, south-central Iran, because of their faith. One of the...
Plundered women dominate anti-corruption protests in Rasht and Tehran
Plundered women gathered in the city of Rasht, northern Iran, on Monday, September 17, 2018, to...
Soha Mortezaii, Maryam Mohammadi sentenced to 13 years in prison
Soha Mortezaii and Maryam Mohammadi were sentenced to 6 and 7 years in prison, respectively. Soha...
Baha’i women continue to get deprived of education in Iran
The deprivation of Baha'i women from their education has become a continuing process in Iran. Shaghayegh...
Kurdish women activists arrested in Sanandaj, western Iran
Two Kurdish women activists were arrested in Sanandaj, capital of the Kurdistan Province in western Iran....
Underage marriages of 2,250 girl children just in Khuzestan Province
More than 2,000 underage marriages under 14 have been reported in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, from...
No news on women’s rights activist Najmeh Vahedi after 11 days
No news is available on Najmeh Vahedi, sociologist and women’s rights activist, 11 days after her...
Nine female students barred from pursuing higher education
Nine female students were deprived of pursuing higher education due to their faith. Taranom Motamedi Borujeni,...
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...
Parisa Kamali: “If Today I Stand on the Right Side of History, I Owe It to the PMOI”
Audio message from PMOI political prisoner Parisa Kamali on the anniversary of the founding of the People's Mojahedin Organization of...
Forough Taghipour and Arghavan Fallahi: We are Generation Z—Anti-Dictatorship, and Opposed to Both the Shah and the Mullahs
Message from PMOI political prisoners Forough Taghipour and Arghavan Fallahi from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on the anniversary of the...
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...
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