Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Woman Arrested for Flouting Stadium Ban Sets Herself on Fire

By Jubin KatiraieSince the current government came to power in Iran, women in the country are facing higher repression.  In Iran, every day, in...

Iran Is World’s Biggest Jailer of Female Journalists

By Pooya Stone Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it is alarmed by a wave of arrests and interrogations of female journalists in Iran since...

Iran Hangs 94th Woman During Rouhani Presidency

By Pooya Stone Iran executed a woman on Sunday in Mashhad, according to the state-run ROKNA news agency. The unnamed woman, who was supposedly...

Iran Student Activist Sentenced to 10.5 Years in Prison and 147 Lashes

By Jubin Katiraie An Iranian student activist and journalist has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison and 147 lashes for her role in...

FIFA Sets Deadline to End Iran’s Ban on Women in Sports Stadiums

By Jubin Katiraie For decades, Iranian women have been banned from entering sports stadiums because of the mullahs’ sexist laws, which have turned them...

Women Political Prisoners Attacked in Iran’s Qarchak Prison

By Jubin Katiraie Four female political prisoners were brutally attacked by regular inmates, who were incited by prison officials, in Qarchak Prison, also known...

IRGC Wrecks All-Female Parties in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it has "demolished" a network of all-female "western-style" parties in Hamadan, western Iran....

Two More Women Hanged in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie Two women were hanged at dawn on Tuesday in Iran, according to an informed source, bringing the total number of women...

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How Did Inflation in Iran Become the Most Chronic Structural Crisis?

More than 80 years after World War II, signs of collapse in Iran’s economy are reappearing with the same...

Repression and Human Rights Violations in Iran – April 2026

What distinguishes the pages of Iran’s history at the beginning of 2026 more than ever is the emergence of...

The 119th week of the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign in 56 prisons

In the 119th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, political prisoners in 56 prisons across Iran once...

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Iran: Three Young Protesters Executed by the Iranian Regime

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Iran: A Dangerous Country for Journalists

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