Iran Judiciary Sentences Mahsa Yazdani to 13 Years in Prison
The Iranian Judiciary sentenced Mahsa Yazdani to 13 years in prison. Mahsa Yazdani is the mother...
Women's News
Chemical Attack Targets Elementary Girls’ School in a Village in SE Iran
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, an elementary girls' school in Rasoulabad Baghdanieh village fell victim to...
Maryam Forough-Manesh hanged in Yasuj Prison; 18 women executed in 2023 so far
Another unfortunate woman, Maryam Forough-Manesh, was hanged in the Central Prison of Yasuj at dawn on...
Health Scare in Zanjan: 67 Girl Students Hospitalized After Poisoning Incident
Sixty-seven girl students from one of the schools in Zanjan were hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning,...
Armita Geravand Is Laid to Rest Amidst Stringent Security Measures
Armita Geravand was laid to rest Sunday morning, October 29, 2023, in the midst of stringent...
Unresolved Fate: Plight of Two Former Political Prisoners Marzieh Farsi and Forough Taghipour
Despite the passage of two months since their rearrest in August, the two former political prisoners...
17 women executed in Iran in 2023, the last one in the Central Prison of Isfahan
The unidentified woman was hanged on Saturday, October 21 The Iranian Judiciary has executed another woman....
Two journalists are sentenced to 25 years for reporting the truth on Mahsa Amini’s death
The two journalists who had reported on Mahsa Amini’s death and burial ceremony have been sentenced...
Iran: 26,000 marriages of children under 15 violate human rights, considered violence against women
26,000 marriages of children under 15 violate human rights, considered violence against women The Iranian National...
Roya Zakeri, a Computer Scientist, Is Taken to a Mental Hospital for Protesting the Mandatory Hijab
Earlier we reported on a young woman in Tabriz who was brutalized by security forces on...
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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