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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Gas Shortage Casts Shadow Over Iran as Billions Wasted Through Gas Flaring

Before the summer has even ended and while the consequences of repeated power outages continue to weigh heavily on...

Construction Material Prices in Iran Increase by 100%

Iraj Rahbar, head of the Tehran Mass Builders Association, said that following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran,...

Volker Türk Expresses Deep Concern Over Increase in Executions in Iran

The increase in executions in Iran has once again drawn reactions from international organizations. The United Nations says the...

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Reuters Exposes $4 Billion Iran-Linked Gambling Network  

A Reuters special investigation shows that one of the...

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