Iran: Young woman commits suicide
A 23 year-old young woman threw herself off the seventh floor of a building and lost...
Women's News
Iran: A new plan to crack down on women of Gilan
A new suppressive plan has been launched in the Northern Province of Gilan to impose even...
Iran: Abysmal conditions of women and children in a village
“Cheshmeh Shoor” is the name of a village located near the Holy City of Qom. The...
Iran: Khamenei’s strongly worded instructions on women’s veil
The strongly-worded remarks of Ali Khamenei were revealed in a gathering in Mashhad yesterday, July 21,...
Iran: Collective arrests in a party
Security forces in the central city of Damavand, arrested more than 50 young women and men...
Iran: Christian prisoners persists on her hunger strike
Health conditions of Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran is dire. She suffers from dizziness and low...
Iran: 301 state institutes promote compulsory veiling
The clerical regime's suppressive network against women expands every day. "A total of 301 institutes with...
Iran: Lawyer’s daughter banned from leaving the country
The daughter of a prominent human rights lawyer has been banned from leaving the country. The...
Iran: State officials call for more check on women
Over the past two weeks, the Iranian regime officials have called one by one for stepped...
Iran: Literacy teachers stage protest
Various groups of teachers working for Literacy Movement staged a protest outside the mullahs' Parliament on...
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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