Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran hangs woman for murdering love rival

AFP: Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering a love rival, her lawyer told the official IRNA news agency. ...

Ahmadinejad urges girls to marry at 16

AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged young girls to marry at age of 16 in his latest rejection of the country's once effective family...

Iran woman with stoning sentence shown on state TV

AP: Iranian state television has broadcast a purported statement by an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in which she calls...

Iran arrests three women lawyers: reports

AFP: Iranian authorities have arrested three female lawyers at an airport in Tehran after they arrived on a flight from Turkey, media reported on...

Iran fails to get seat on UN Women board

AFP: Iran failed in an election on Wednesday to secure a seat on the executive board of the new UN super agency to improve...

Nordic countries make joint appeal over Iran execution

AFP: Five Nordic countries issued a joint appeal to Iran Thursday, calling on the Islamic republic to commute the sentence against a woman condemned...

Iranian’s stoning would be ‘barbarous’: Brazil’s new leader

AFP: Brazil's female president-elect, Dilma Rousseff, said Wednesday she was "totally opposed" to the death-by-stoning sentence ordered for an Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani. ...

Canada first lady urges Iran to free woman condemned to die

AFP: Canada's First Lady Maureen Harper on Wednesday condemned Iran's "senseless and continual" disregard for women's rights and called for the release of a...

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Internet Shutdown in Iran: 48 Days of Blackout and $80 Million in Daily Losses

With the continued widespread disruption in internet access, the communications crisis in the country has entered a new phase....

Iran’s Economy Under Pressure from War and Internet Shutdowns

As the true dimensions of Iran’s economic crisis become more evident each day, regime officials are acknowledging the heavy...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Shamkhani Oil Network

The United States Department of the Treasury imposed a new package of sanctions against 3 individuals, 17 companies, and...

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U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Begins on Monday

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that starting Monday, April...

International Conference Condemns Rise in Iran Executions, Voices Support for NCRI

An international conference was held near Paris on April...

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