Iran: Renowned political prisoner to be tried soon
Nargess Mohammadi is going on trial on October 7, 2015, according to her lawyer who received...
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Iran: Cartoonist and her lawyer on trial for “indecency” for shaking hands
Satirical cartoonist Atena Farghadani and her lawyer will be on trial on the charge of “illegitimate...
Iran: single-mother families living in poverty
Hossein Raghfar, member of the Iranian regime's working group of experts on women and family affairs...
Amnesty condemns absurd trial in Iran of jailed cartoonist
The human rights group Amnesty International on Friday condemned "absurd" new charges against satirical cartoonist Atena...
Iran: protests against law on husband providing permission for a woman to travel
Shahindokht Molavardi, the Iranian regime's presidential deputy on Women and Family Affairs, said on 30 September...
Iran: Another young girl commits suicide, this time in Mahshahr
A young girl by the name of Zahra Abadiyan, 14, hanged herself in the city of...
Iranian Clergy: A woman cannot travel without husband’s approval
Jafar Sobhani, a senior clergy (mullah) in the Iranian regime stipulated that "a woman cannot travel...
“Laleh” speaks of women’s conditions in Iran’s job market
Women in Iran face various problems in their work environments. Despite having higher education, once they...
Atena Faraghdani and her lawyer will face trial for “shaking hands”
After Atena Faraghdani's lawyer shook his client's hands in their meeting, a court date was assigned...
Iran: 553,000 women expelled from job cycle last year
The latest figures released by the National Statistics Center this fall (2015) indicates that in the...
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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