Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran urged to end intimidation of “cyber-feminists”

Iran Focus: London, May 09 - The international press freedoms watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Iranian authorities earlier this week to end a...

Award-winning feminist given suspended jail term in Iran: report

AFP: Iran has handed down a suspended jail sentence to an award-winning women's rights activist found guilty of seeking to harm national security, press...

Iran launches new crackdown on dress code offenders

Reuters: Iranian police will launch a crackdown next month on small companies which fail to enforce strict religious dress codes, Mehr News Agency reported...

Iran women activists get suspended lashing sentences

Reuters: Three Iranian women's rights campaigners have received suspended lashing and jail sentences for taking part in a rally, a fellow activist said on...

Iran to confront ‘bad veiling’ in offices, cafes

AFP: Iranian police will confront women in private offices, or even socialising in cafes, whose dress is deemed improper, as part of a continued...

Iran activists protest feminist’s arrest

AFP: Hundreds of Iranian civil rights activists have signed an open letter calling for the release of a women's rights advocate arrested for "acting...

Iran: Top Shia cleric says unveiled women turn men into beasts

AKI: A top Shia cleric in Iran has said that unveiled women are a serious danger to Iranian society as they cause men to...

Iran’s young women find private path to freedom

The Observer: A headscarf pushed back to show off a new haircut, a tight jacket worn over traditional dress, expensive make-up ... the challenge...

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Mass Worker Layoffs in Iran’s Industries Under the Shadow of War

As tensions escalate and the heavy shadow of foreign war falls over Iran’s economy, signs of collapse in the...

Tunnel Entrances at Isfahan Nuclear Site Blocked, According to The Telegraph

The Telegraph reported in a new article, citing satellite imagery, that the Iranian regime has moved to block three...

21-Hour Negotiations Between United States and Iranian Regime End with No Results

According to Reuters, after 21 hours of intensive talks between representatives of the United States and the Iranian regime...

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Details of the Execution of six PMOI Members

Following the execution of six prisoners affiliated with the...

Tunnel Entrances at Isfahan Nuclear Site Blocked, According to The Telegraph

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