Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Destitute women paid to join Iran Cyber army

Iran Focus: Iran has been recruiting destitute women to pose as dissident bloggers, according to confidential information obtained from inside Iran's security forces and the so-called...

Iran president sacks cabinet’s sole woman

AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sacked the sole woman in his cabinet, Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, state television reported on...

Iran pays Russian women to cover up in nuclear plant: MP

AFP: Iran is paying Russian women working as technicians at its sole nuclear power plant to adhere to the Islamic dress code, an...

Iran MPs to look into case of hunger-striking lawyer – report

Reuters: Iranian legislators are to visit Tehran's Evin prison and look into the case of an imprisoned lawyer on hunger strike there amid...

U.S. demands Iran release hunger-striking human rights lawyer

Reuters: The United States on Friday demanded that Iran free jailed human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, who it said has been on hunger...

Iranian blogger’s mother accuses authorities of killing him

Guardian: The mother of an Iranian blogger who died in custody has accused the authorities of killing her son and launching an...

Iranian human rights lawyer in fourth week of hunger strike

Toronto Star: Nasrin Sotoudeh’s awards would cover a wall. But 49-year-old Iranian human rights defender has no walls on which to hang them. She...

Iran may require actresses to wear Muslim dress in travel

Bloomberg: Iran plans to regulate the clothing of Iranian actresses traveling abroad to take part in cultural events, said Javad Shamaghdari, head of...

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Bread Prices and the New Wave of Price Increases and Rationing in Iran

In recent days, the issue of bread prices has become one of the most important livelihood concerns in Iran....

Privatization: The Transfer of Wealth to Power Circles in Iran’s Regime

Privatization has been one of the most significant economic policies of Iran's regime over the past three decades. Regime...

European Union Sanctions Against Iran’s Regime and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

In the latest development in the tense relations between Tehran and Brussels, the issue of European Union sanctions has...

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Expansion of Rent-Seeking and Corruption in Iran’s Car Industry

Car imports and the crises resulting from them have...

Regime Insiders Admit That Majority of Iranians Are Dissatisfied

Hossein Marashi, secretary-general of the Executives of Construction Party,...

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