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Violence Against Women Still Going Strong in Iran

November 25 was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but for Iranian women that is still so far out of...

Mandatory Hijab State-Sponsored Violence Against Women in Iran

The Iranian government's most prevalent form of violence against women is the mandatory hijab. In this respect, 100 percent of women forced to veil...

Female Peddlers in Iran Risking Death

Female peddlers in Iran are facing humiliation and the risk of death to make ends meet in these trying times. Battling poverty and institutionalized misogyny,...

Women’s Role in Leading Iran’s November 2019 Protests

On November 15, 2019, anti-establishment protests broke out in Iran, starting over the tripling of fuel prices and then becoming about all the problems...

Tehran Bans Female Doctor from Working Due to Her Husband’s Complaint

The Iranian government has banned a female doctor, who used to care for 180 to 200 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients daily, from working because her husband filed a complaint.  The doctor...

Iran: Ayatollahs Increasing Hijab Enforcement

As the rest of the world is continuing its fight against the coronavirus, the Iranian government is concentrating on increasing the activities of its...

Female Political Prisoners Suffering in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie The health of three Iranian female political prisoners - Nasrin Sotoudeh, Fatemeh Mosanna, and Zeinab Jalalian – held in solitary confinement in...

Urgent Action Needed to Save the Lives of Political Prisoners

By Jubin Katiraie The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has called for urgent action to save the lives of...

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Strait of Hormuz: Show of Power or Beginning of New Tensions

At the same time as tensions in the Middle East are increasing, the British government has announced its readiness...

The Return of the Shah’s Infamous Royal Secret Police to the Streets of Europe

Eighty years after World War II and the fall of Hitler’s fascism in Germany, the use of Nazi symbols...

Tehran Responds to U.S. Proposal After Trump’s Threat

The state-run IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, May 10, that the Iranian regime had sent its response to...

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British Couple Imprisoned in Iran Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Espionage Charges

The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British...

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AP: China on Tuesday denounced U.S. sanctions against a...