Iran: Violence against women authorized
A state-backed mullah endorsed use of violence against mal-veiled women. Hadavi Tehrani said, “On the issue...
Women's News
Iran: Women banned from stadiums for third year
The third week of the International Volleyball League tournaments is going to be held July 1-3,...
Iran: Tehran University students protest rigid dormitory rules
A student activist from Tehran University announced that female students protested the rigid disciplinary rules imposed...
Iran: Maryam Naghash Zargaran returned to Evin Prison
Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran returned to the women’s ward of Evin on June 27, 2016,...
Iran: Narges Mohammadi goes on hunger strike at Evin
Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi who is currently detained in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, started...
Iran: Rouhani’s deputy sheds light on his misogyny
While Rouhani is wrongly described a moderate in a bid to mislead the international community, his...
Iran: Female Kurdish student under torture
Afsaneh Bayazidi, a student from Boukan (Iranian Kurdistan), has been detained under torture in the Intelligence...
Iran: Appeal of a bereaved mother
Ms. Ghadam Kheir Faramarzi, mother of death row Sunni prisoner Shahram Ahmadi, wrote to the UN...
Iran: Fire-fighter families stage protest in Rasht
Families of fire-fighters in the city of Rasht, capital of the northern Gilan Province, held a...
Iran: Addiction became feminine, too!
Rouhani's Labor Minister admitted that the rate of addiction among women has soared from 4 to...
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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