Families of Death Row Political Prisoners Protest Outside Evin Prison
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, families of political prisoners sentenced to death once again staged a...
Women's News
Woman Executed for Poverty: Marziyeh Esmaeili Hanged in Qazvin Prison
On April 15, 2025, Marziyeh Esmaeili, a 39-year-old woman and mother of a young daughter, was...
Family Launches Death Row Protest Over Imminent Execution in Urmia
The family of Hamid Hossein-Nejad Heydaranlou, an impoverished Kulbar sentenced to death, has been staging a...
From Zahedan to Evin: United in Protest Against Executions
Women prisoners in Zahedan Prison join the 64th week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign,...
Political Prisoner Azar Korvandi, 60, Denied Medical Care Despite Critical Health Condition
Political prisoner Azar Korvandi Mousazadeh, 60 years old, held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, is reportedly facing...
Parvin Ghadyani, Christian Convert, Continued Detention in Kachouii Prison
Parvin Ghadyani, a Christian convert, has been held in detention for over three months and remains...
Three Women Executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad
Three women were executed at dawn on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, among at least ten inmates...
Parisa Darvish Forcibly Disappeared in Mashhad: A Continuing Pattern of State-Backed Abductions in Iran
Parisa Darvish, a young woman residing in Mashhad, has been reportedly detained by agents of the...
Families of Political Prisoners Demand Abolition of Death Sentences
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 – A group of families of political prisoners sentenced to death staged...
Ongoing Legal Uncertainty for Hoda Mehreganfar and Her Father in Adelabad Prison
More than 160 days after their arrest, Hoda Mehreganfar and her father, Mohammad-Ali Mehreganfar—residents of Zarqan,...
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...
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...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
Iran: Continued Arrests and Long Prison Terms for Women Protesters
January 2026 nationwide uprising has been followed by a wave of continued arrests, harsh sentences, and continued judicial uncertainty for...
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