Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran to launch police stations for women in capital: report

AFP: Iran plans to set up police stations run by women officers in the Islamic republic's capital to deal only with offences committed by...

Young woman doctor who fell foul of Iran’s ‘love police’ was strangled

The Observer: Nothing about Zahra Baniyaghoub's life suggested she would have wanted to end it. With a flourishing career as a doctor and a...

Tight trousers targeted in Iran clothing crackdown

Reuters: Iranian police will crack down on women in Tehran flouting Islamic dress codes with winter fashions deemed immodest, such as tight trousers tucked...

Iran arrests women’s activist: report

AFP: Iran has arrested a journalist and women's rights activist for writing articles on "discriminatory laws" for women in the Islamic republic, a press...

Iran police unveil ‘vice list’

AFP: Iranian police have unveiled a list of "vices" -- including makeup, un-Islamic dress and decadent movies -- being targeted in an ongoing moral...

Iran ‘must free’ woman activist

BBC: Seven human rights groups including Amnesty International have urged Iran to set aside a prison sentence for women's rights activist Delaram Ali. ...

Iran targets couples in continued moral crackdown

AFP: Iran's police are to keep up their moral crackdown through the winter months, confronting couples whose behaviour in public is deemed to be...

Iran MPs want to shut down Benetton stores

AFP: A group of prominent MPs have called for the Italian clothing retailer Benetton to quit Iran, saying its fashions are a bad influence...

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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...

A Fresh Wave of Arrests and Judicial Repression in Iran

As the widespread repression of citizens continues across different parts of Iran, the intelligence and law enforcement bodies of...

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Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Released from Prison After 17 Years

Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner, was released after...

The Head of the Iranian Regime’s Judiciary Called for Accelerating and Increasing Death Sentences

On Tuesday, April 7, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head...

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