Iran: Reyhaneh Haj Ibrahim is denied treatment in Evin prison, despite being in critical condition
Political prisoner and relative of PMOI member at Camp Liberty, Reyhaneh Haj Ibrahim has been in...
Women's News
Iran: Guests arrested in wedding party
Plainclothes agents in Shiraz entered a wedding party on 19 January to control the dress code...
Iran: Increasing pressure on female prisoner
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian has been transferred from the women’s ward in Kermanshah Prison to...
Iran: 3 girls beaten, arrested for improper veiling
On January 18, 2015, repressive agents of the ‘Promoting Good and Prohibiting Vice’ unit in Tehran...
Iranian regime gives monetary awards to thugs for crackdown on women
Mehdi Hashemian, deputy chief of the headquarters of ‘Promoting Good and Prohibiting Vice’ said, “Active employees...
Iran: 13-year-old girl turns 38 in prison
13-year-old Soghra Najafpour spent 25 years of her youth in prison and was only released at...
Iran: No breakfast and meat for female prisoners
In a shockingly suppressive act, Evin Prison authorities removed meat and breakfast from the food program...
Iran: Civil activist threatened to exile in Qarchak Varamin Prison
Civil activist Atena Daemi, has been under pressure in solitary confinement, to confess having connections with...
Acid attack victim in dire conditions as Iranian officials ignore promises
The brother of Soheila Jorkesh, a victim of the October 2014 acid attacks, complained about their...
“It is wrong to say youth must be free”: Tehran Friday prayer leader
Mullah Movahedi Kermani, Tehran’s temporary Friday prayer leader said, “The society has no duties on non-explicit...
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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