Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iranian facing stoning speaks: ‘It’s because I’m a woman’

The Guardian: In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the woman whose sentence of death by stoning triggered an international outcry has accused the...

Iran’s account of woman’s crime shifting from adultery to murder

New York Times: Iran appears to be answering international criticism of its handling of the case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning...

Iran rejects Brazil asylum for woman facing stoning

Reuters: Iran on Tuesday rejected an offer by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to give asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to...

US backs Brazil asylum offer for Iran woman facing stoning

AFP: The United States urged Iran Monday to accept an asylum offer from Brazil for a Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for...

Brazil offers haven to Iran woman in adultery case

AP: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered on Saturday to provide refuge to a woman who has been sentenced to death in...

Iran mother facing stoning pleads to see children

AFP: An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Iran pleaded to be allowed to hug her children, in a letter...

Iran stoning case woman fainted on hearing sentence, says cellmate

The Guardian: A former cellmate of a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran, who spent two years in prison with her and...

Iranian prosecutor urges Islamic dress checks

Reuters: Iran's prosecutor called on Sunday for tighter checks on women who fail to observe Islamic dress code in public, the semi-official Mehr news...

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