Iran: A little girl’s last visit to her father
Sara Mansour Balaghi is the daughter of Khaled Mansour Balaghi who was executed along with 24...
Women's News
Iran: Universities instructed to monitor women’s veiling
The Minister of Science and Education has sent a letter to all universities instructing them to...
Iran: Six young women arrested for modelling
Agents of the IRGC intelligence arrested six young women in Mashhad for modelling. According to the...
Iran: Tehran Prosecutor opposes extension of prisoner’s leave
Tehran's Prosecutor opposed extension of medical leave for Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran and instructed her...
Iran: 28 mothers lost their lives in Saravan
Deprived of receiving proper medical care, a considerable percentage of Iranian women lose their lives. In...
Iran: Women are deprived of insurance
Many Iranian women are deprived of insurance. Head of women's faction told a parliamentary session on...
Iran: Women are still banned from entering stadiums
Interior Minister's deputy in women and family affairs defended the official policy of ban on women's...
Iran: Khamenei reiterates women’s childbearing, housekeeping roles
In a 16-point decree issued on September 3, 2016, the mullahs' supreme leader Ali Khamenei set...
Iran: 825 women’s clothing stores sealed in new clampdown
Security forces have added to their efforts in collecting women's clothes and sealing apparel stores. The...
Iran: No gynecologist for a town of 117K
There is no gynecologist office in the northeastern Iranian town of Taibad. This was acknowledged by...
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...
From a Strategic Paradigm Shift to a Vanguard Movement
The Journey of Women’s Leadership in the Iranian Resistance The period between October 18 and October 22 marks a pivotal...
Femicide in Iran: When the Law Grants Killers Impunity Instead of Protecting Women
One week, several victims: The true face of violence against women in Iran Femicide in Iran: In just a few...
When Mothers Manage Hunger: Shrinking Food Budgets for Women and Children in Iran
Poverty and deprivation move from the margins to the mainstream For many countries, World Food Day and the International Day...
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