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...
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A group of lawyers, civil activists and human rights advocates participated in a sit-in staged outside...
Iran: Unknown fate of 17 year-old girl
Three weeks after the uprisings in the city of Mahabad and other Kurdish cities, there is...
Iran: Pregnant women are homeless
Aria News, a state-run news source, issued a report on the terrible conditions of women in...
Iran – Age of widows reaches 16
A recent report published by state-run media in Iran states, “The increasing number of divorces, the...
International press reacts to detention of Iranian cartoonist
Atena Farghadani went on trial in Iran. What were her crimes? According to Amnesty International, they...
Iran: 89 arrested in East Tehran
State-run Fars news agency reported a number of women were arrested at a party held in...
Senior Iran mullah: Islamic rule will be destroyed without hijab!
Makarem Shirazi, a senior mullah of Qom claimed if hijab becomes a matter of choice it...
Iran: significant numbers of impoverished women
Poverty amongst Iranian women has reached a point that state officials are admitting to this phenomenon....
100 female workers laid off in northern Iran
The Akryl Tob factory in northern Iran has been closed down and all its 100 female...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
From a Strategic Paradigm Shift to a Vanguard Movement
The Journey of Women’s Leadership in the Iranian Resistance The period between October 18 and October 22 marks a pivotal...
Femicide in Iran: When the Law Grants Killers Impunity Instead of Protecting Women
One week, several victims: The true face of violence against women in Iran Femicide in Iran: In just a few...
When Mothers Manage Hunger: Shrinking Food Budgets for Women and Children in Iran
Poverty and deprivation move from the margins to the mainstream For many countries, World Food Day and the International Day...
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