Iran: Pre-school teachers continue sit-in for the fourth consecutive day
Pre-school teachers’ sit-in outside the mullahs’ parliament is on its fourth day. Participants are from Tehran,...
Women's News
Iran: women protesters targeted in attacks
A group of women protesting the death sentence issued for political prisoner Mohammad Ali Taheri rallied...
Iran: Only one per cent of Education Ministry managers are women
Shahindokht Mollaverdi, presidential deputy in women and family affairs admitted despite the fact that women comprise...
Iran: Nurses protest in Tehran
Nurses of Tehran’s Kasra Hospital staged a gathering Monday, August 16, protesting government policies regarding their...
Iran: Protesters demand freedom of female activist
A group of human rights activists and families of political prisoners and martyrs, held a gathering...
Iran: Virtually half of female-headed households are poor
Director General of Hamedan Province’s Welfare Organization revealed that 49 per cent of households headed by...
Iran: 19 divorces registered every hour
One of the officials of the Ministry of Health said, “In 2014, nineteen divorces were registered...
Iran: Women visited family of executed Kurdish political prisoner
A group of women from Sanandaj visited the family of political prisoner, Sirvan Nejavi, on Sunday,...
Iran: Female prisoner of conscience in bad health conditions
Atena Da’emi, 27 and a civil rights activist imprisoned in Evin Prison’s women’s ward, is suffering...
Iran: latest figures on runaway girls
The catastrophe of runaway girls in Tehran is far from ending. The head of the Iranian...
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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