Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Oriflame workers detained in Iran as operations shut

BBC: Iranian authorities have closed the Tehran operations of Oriflame Cosmetics and detained five workers, the Swedish firm has said. BBC...

Iran tells West to stay out of woman’s stoning case

AFP: Iran told Western nations on Tuesday to stay out of the case of a woman who faces death by stoning, warning it will...

Iran won’t send woman who faced stoning to Brazil

AP: Iran's president says authorities won't send a woman who had faced death by stoning on an adultery conviction to Brazil, which has offered...

Nobel laureates seek action on Iranian mother’s execution

AFP: Public figures including Nobel laureates and Hollywood stars published a letter of support Monday for Iranian mother-of-two Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani who is facing execution...

France: Europe looking to save Iranian death sentence woman

AFP: France and its European allies are looking for a way to work together to save an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death...

Final verdict postponed for Iranian woman facing stoning

CNN: An Iranian court has delayed the final verdict of a 43-year-old woman sentenced to death by stoning, a human rights group said Sunday,...

Iran beats Papua New Guinea in Youth Games soccer

AP: Iran has beaten Papua New Guinea 1-0 in girls soccer at the Youth Olympics tournament. The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP)...

Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing death

AP: Brazil has formally offered asylum to a woman sentenced to death in Iran on an adultery conviction. The Associated Press...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

Following widespread and repeated internet shutdowns in Iran ordered...

US Sanctions Network Involved in the Sale of Iranian Liquefied Petroleum Gas

The United States sanctioned a network involved in the...

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