Iran: small girls drop out of school
Gholamreza Nassrollah-poor, director of education in the city of Dezful in Khuzestan Province described “dropping out...
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Iran: Mothers honor martyr of 2009 uprising
Mothers of Iranian martyrs and political prisoners joined Karim Beigi family on December 27, to pay...
Iran: Two women arrested in traditional winter ceremony in Karaj
Intelligence Ministry agents launched a night raid on a house in Karaj on December 21, 2015,...
Iran: Two teenage girls committed suicide in Tabriz
Two young girls on leave from the welfare organization of Eastern Azerbaijan in Tabriz used rice...
Iran: Christian woman arrested on Christmas Eve in Shiraz
A woman was among the ten Christians arrested in a Christmas Eve ceremony held at a...
Iran: Walls to segregate genders in parts of the capital, sports arenas
In remarks about women, Tehran Municipality’s cultural and social affairs deputy, mullah Amroudi, acknowledged: “Many accommodations...
Iran: Women protest in Tehran, demand jobs, salaries
A group of kindergarten teachers converged from various cities in Tehran in front of the parliament...
Iran: Women’s registration for Experts’ Assembly protested
In reaction to women’s registration in the elections for the Assembly of Experts, mullah Mohammad Yazdi,...
Iran: Police to be harsher on mal-veiled women
Tehran’s Prosecutor announced that Police is going to be harsher on “improper veiling”. Abbas Jaafari Dowlatabadi,...
Iran: Number of women heading households is rising
The number of female heads of household is rising while their age is declining. This comment...
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...
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...
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...
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