No agency undertakes arrest of Kurdish activist
Kurdish activist, Afsaneh Bayazidi, was arrested by the intelligence security forces on May 25 without any...
Women's News
50% girls in a town forced to marry before 19
According to the census organization in the northwestern town of Tarshiz, a total number of 1.813...
Brain drain from Iran has also become feminine
Maryam, 28, has a Master of Science in engineering. She has been working in a company...
Yemeni women burning their hair to protest the militias
Dozens of Yemeni women burned their hair and burqas on May 24, 2016, outside the Presidential...
#FreeShima campaign to secure release of activist
The NCRI Women's Committee previously reported the arrest of young activist Shima Babaii on May 25,...
One divorce takes place every 4 minutes in Iran
Every four minutes, one divorce takes place in the mullahs-ruled Iran. Most of the applicants for...
Expecting no fame or praise! – Atena Farghadani
Young cartoonist and civil activist Atena Farghadani, who has been recently released from Evin Prison, has...
Marrying foreign men, another excuse for harassing Iranian women
The mullahs’ regime ruling Iran takes advantage of every opportunity to intervene in the life of...
Iran: At least 1000 girl children became mothers last year
According to the statistics released by Iran's Census Organization, 1,511 teenagers under 15 years of age,...
More pressure on women political prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison
Prisoners of the Women's Ward of Evin Prison have been deprived of correspondence and meeting with...
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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