Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Female students clash with Iran security forces on campus

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 10 – Female students clashed with security agents in a Tehran university after a heated dispute over Iran’s austere...

Women not admitted to Iran hospital without chador

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – A hospital belonging to the Revolutionary Guards in the Iranian capital is refusing entry for women not...

Iranian women defy police whips to demonstrate against ‘dictatorship’

The Independent: Hundreds of women demonstrated outside Tehran university, calling for greater rights and a boycott of Friday's presidential election. They shouted "down with...

Hundreds of Women Protest Sex Discrimination in Iran

New York Times: Hundreds of women staged an unauthorized demonstration in Tehran today, protesting sex discrimination under Iran's Islamic leadership just days before the...

Urgent – Iran: Thousands join women’s anti-government demonstration in Tehran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – A protest that began with a gathering of dozens of women in downtown Tehran this afternoon drew thousands...

Iran Guardian Council: Women incompetent to become president

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 08 - A member of Iran’s powerful Guardian Council said that women were rejected from standing as candidates in the...

Human trafficking not being combated in Iran: US State Dept

Iran Focus: Washington, DC, Jun. 06 – Iran is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of...

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Details of the Execution of six PMOI Members

Following the execution of six prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) by Iranian regime security...

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

An international conference was held near Paris on April 10 to protest the recent rise in executions in Iran....

Amnesty International: Internet Access Is a Fundamental Human Right and Must Be Restored Immediately

As Iran continues to experience one of its longest internet disruptions, Amnesty International on Friday, April 10, pointed to...

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