Violence and Student Protests at a Girls’ Vocational School in Shahr-e Rey
Students Denounce Body Searches and Humiliating Treatment On the morning of Tuesday, November 18, 2025, a...
Women's News
No to Execution Tuesdays: Week 95 and the Defiant Voices of Families
The 95th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign was marked across 54 prisons in...
Qomri Abbas-Zadeh Executed in Sari Prison
At dawn on Thursday, November 13, 2025, Qomri Abbas-Zadeh, a 29-year-old female prisoner, was executed in...
Showkat Vaisi Executed in Damghan Prison
The death sentence for Showkat Vaisi, a female inmate, was carried out at dawn on Sunday,...
Dima Faramarzi Executed in Mahabad Prison
According to newly obtained reports, at dawn on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, a female inmate identified...
Bita Shafii: Forced Disappearance of Teenage Girl after Her Mother’s Arrest
At dawn on Thursday, November 13, Bita Shafii, the daughter of Maryam Abbasi-Nikou, was arrested by...
Maryam Abbassi Nikou Re-arrested in Shahin Shahr by IRGC Intelligence Forces
Maryam Abbassi Nikou, a 44-year-old resident of Shahin Shahr in Isfahan Province, was once again arrested...
Sahar Shahbazian Dies in Suspicious Circumstances in Fardis Prison
On the night of Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Sahar Shahbazian (Tannaz), a 26-year-old female prisoner held...
Zahra Tabari, Sentenced to Death, Appeals for Global Solidarity
Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old political prisoner currently held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, has issued a...
Nurses in Mashhad Protest for Three Consecutive Days for Their Rights
For three consecutive days, from November 10 to 12, 2025, nurses in Mashhad raised their voices...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
Women Teachers in Iran Struggle with Inflation and Low Wages
Every year, October 5, World Teachers’ Day, provides an opportunity to recognize millions of teachers around the world and to...
Health Crisis and Overcrowding in the Women’s Ward of Fardis Prison
Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as Kachouii Prison or the Fardis Correctional Facility, is in the Hosseinabad area of...
New Academic Year 2026 in Iran: Female University Students Face Security, Economic, and Educational Pressures
At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and...
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