Hoda Mehreganfar and Her Father Detained in Limbo for 3.5 Months
Hoda Mehreganfar and her father, Mohammad Ali Mehreganfar, remain in a state of uncertainty more than...
Women's News
Facade of Gender Equality: The Iranian Regime’s Statistical Deception
Facade of Gender Equality: The Iranian Regime's Statistical Deception On February 3, 2025, Tehran-based journalist and...
Poisoning of 65 High School Girls in Shahindezh
A distressing incident occurred this morning at Parvin Etesami Girls' High School in Shahindezh, West Azerbaijan...
Minoo Rouzedar: Ongoing Detention in Evin Prison
Minoo Rouzedar, a civil activist and mother of three, remains in a state of legal limbo...
Sharifeh Mohammadi; Death Sentence Reissued for the Labor Activist!
Despite the Supreme Court’s prior annulment of Sharifeh Mohammadi’s death sentence, the Second Branch of the...
A Death-Row Political Prisoner’s Letter to His Daughter on Her Sixteenth Birthday
Manouchehr Fallah, a death-row political prisoner, writes a letter filled with love to his only daughter,...
Families of Political Prisoners on Death Row Hold Protest Outside Evin Prison for The Second Consecutive Week
Tehran, February 11, 2025 – For the second consecutive week, families of political prisoners on death...
Iran: Mahtab Qazizadeh, a 47-Year-Old Mother, Executed in Sari Prison
On the morning of Thursday, February 6, 2025, a woman named Mahtab Qazizadeh was hanged in...
Parvin Advaei Transferred to Sanandaj Correctional and Rehabilitation Center
Parvin Advaei, a resident of Marivan, who was detained by security forces in January 2025, has...
Shocking surge in Femicide in Iran: Another 9 women killed during 10 days
A shocking surge in femicide and domestic violence in Iran has resulted in the tragic deaths...
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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