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Persecution of Female Kurdish Activists in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie Multiple female Kurdish political prisoners in Iran have been prosecuted, detained, and give exceptionally long prison terms in the past month,...

Iran’s Regime Oppresses Women to Stunt Their Progress

By Jubin Katiraie The brutal oppression of women was one of the key policies of Iran’s regime to usurp the rights of the Iranian people...

How the Coronavirus Has Affected the Women’s Ward at Evin Prison

By Pooya Stone The women’s ward of Evin Prison is separated into two halls; one for political prisoners and one for the wives and...

Another Child Bride Dies From Suicide in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie A child bride in Iran has died from suicide after suffering from “postpartum depression” following her second pregnancy. ...

Authorities Seek to Intimidate Iran’s Society by Oppressing Women

By Pooya Stone Some while ago, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei expressed his concerns about the violation of forced hijab by students. ...

Iran Political Prisoner Forced to Watch Executions As Form of Torture

By Pooya Stone Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has spoken out about the horrific psychological torture that she is suffering in Zanjan Prison, forced...

The Women of the Iranian Parliament Are Advocates of Misogynist Laws

By Jubin Katiraie There are 16 female members of Iranian parliament now, (5.7% of the parliament) all of whom, along with the 260 male...

Two more Honour killings in Iran this week 

By Pooya Stone Two young Iranian women were murdered by their family members in the past week, reigniting the debate over honor killings in the country, which are sanctioned by the misogynist laws of the...

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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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Iran Worsening Repression Under the Pretext of COVID

The Iranian government has amplified its repression in line...

Iran Continues to Unlawfully Execute Minors

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