Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Widespread crackdown on women

Iran Focus: A new wave of crackdown against young people, particularly girls, has been launched by the Iranian security forces in conjunction with other...

Iranian Parliament Proposes National Costume To Combat Western Fashions

AFP: Iran's conservative parliament is preparing designs for national Islamic costumes to combat the corrupting influence  of Western fashion, a prominent MP said Wednesday....

Iranian hardliners rule out gender equality

AFP: Iran's conservative-dominated parliament voted down a bid by its reformist predecessor to support women's rights and enforce gender equality, press reports said Wednesday....

Nearly 200 ‘badly covered’ women arrested in Iran

Hindustan Times: Tehran, Nearly 200 Iranian women wearing head coverings considered insufficient under the country's Islamic code have been arrested, newspapers reported today. ...

Iran cracks down on summer dress

BBC: Iran's government has launched a crackdown on women who flout the strict Islamic dress codes during the hot summer months. BBCBy Sadeq...

Iran’s Sex Slaves Suffer Hideously Under Mullahs

Insight on the News - By Donna M. Hughes: A measure of Islamic fundamentalists' success in controlling society is the depth and totality with...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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European Union Sanctions Against Iran’s Regime and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

In the latest development in the tense relations between...

Political Prisoner Parisa Kamali Commemorates Martyrs of January Uprising In Defiant Message

Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in Yazd Prison,...

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