Iran: small girls forced into mandatory Islamic dress code training!
Momeni Habib-Abadi, a professor at the Qom religious seminary emphasized on the necessity to educate small...
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Iran: widespread disqualification in nurse administration elections
Following widespread protests during the past year by nurses across Iran, the Health Ministry has disqualified...
Iran: increasing number of homeless women on the streets
Fateme Daneshvar, head of the Tehran City Council Social Committee said the number of homeless women...
IRGC agent rapes young woman
Reports indicate a young Kurdish girl in Oshnawiyeh committed suicide after being raped by a Revolutionary...
Silencing journalist and activists weakens protection of human rights in Iran, UN expert warns
GENEVA (5 June 2015) – The detention of journalists and human rights defenders weakens the protection...
High illiteracy percentage amongst women in Iran’s Kurdistan
Kurdistan Governor Abdul-Mohammad Zahedi shed light on women’s problems in this province by saying the high...
Amnesty demands release of activists jailed in Iran for more than a decade
Two Iranian women both jailed for more than a decade in Iran for anti-government views must...
Iran: women farmers receive 44% less wage than men
The average wage for women farmers is 44% less than their male counterparts. The daily wage...
Increasing number of women addicts in SE Iran
A member of Zahedan’s City Council said the number of women addicts in the city of...
Fox news: Iranian artist prison sentence for cartoons ridiculing parliament
An Iranian artist was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison. While she was sentenced...
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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