New wave of suppression promised for the holy month of Ramadan
With the month of Ramadan only a few days away, the Iranian State Security Force issued...
Women's News
Shima Babaii released on bail from Evin
Shima Babaii, 21, was released Wednesday, June 1, on a 100-million-touman bail. On May 25, 2016,...
Six years jail for defending teachers and workers
Sahar Eliyassi, 22, a coach of women’s football team in Arak, Central Province, was sentenced to...
UNHCR, Germany condemn floggings in Iran
Geneva, 31 May 2016 - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the brutal and...
Criminal investigation through violence against little girls!
The pictures show a new kind of criminal investigation created by the Iranian regime published as...
“Elected” woman banned from parliament on Khamenei’s order
The case of Minoo Khaleqi was announced closed on the orders of the mullahs' leader, Ali...
39 women arrested in a party in Bandar Abbas
The moral police raided a private party in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on...
Teenage girl commits suicide in Tehran
A 14-year-old girl committed suicide in Tehran and died. She was an 8th grade high school...
More arrests of young men and women in a party
29 young men and women were arrested Saturday night, May 29, 2016, in Mashhad by the...
Christian prisoner returned to jail from hospital without treatment
Maryam Naghash Zargaran, the Christian woman incarcerated in Evin's women's ward, was urgently transferred to hospital...
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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