Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Tank girls: the frontline feminists

The Independent: As the coalition bombs hit the flat salt plains on the north-eastern border of Iraq, members of a little known, female-led Iranian...

60-year-old mother sets herself on fire in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 27 – A 60-year-old mother of six set herself on fire in Iran, with her family blaming it on stress...

Women to be hanged, stoned to death in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 26 – Iranian press have reported the public execution of at least four women in the past year, with at...

Runaway teenage girl sold to man twice her age serves prison time

Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 23 - A 15-year-old girl who ran away from home because of being forcefully married to a man twice her...

Tehran confirms woman’s death sentence

The Guardian: Iran yesterday confirmed that a court has sentenced a 21-year-old woman to death for prostitution, but denied reports that she had a...

Iran: Woman sentenced to be buried up to chest and stoned to death

Amnesty International: An Iranian woman facing execution by stoning for adultery is believed to still be alive, even though the sentence was reportedly due...

Iran: One day left to save woman sentenced to be buried up to chest and stoned to death

Amnesty International: An Iranian woman charged with adultery faces death by stoning, reportedly by tomorrow (21 Dec) after her death sentence was upheld by...

Iranian adulteress faces noose or stoning

Reuters: An Iranian official says he is waiting for orders on whether to stone or hang a woman convicted of adultery, the latest in...

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Iran: At Least 26 Prisoners Executed in One Week

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) announced that between July 28 and August 3, at least 26...

The 132nd Week of the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ Campaign Across 59 Prisons

In the 132nd week of the "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign, political prisoners in 59 prisons across Iran launched...

Iraq: Iranian Regime Violated Commitments Regarding Strait of Hormuz

As tensions over maritime security in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea continue, Iraqi officials said negotiations with...

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