Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Improperly Veiled Women May Be Banned From Flying in Iran

By Pooya Stone Women in Iran will no longer be allowed to travel by plane if they are “improperly veiled”, according to an announcement...

Iranian Court Convicts Student-Journalist of “Propaganda Against the Regime”

By Pooya Stone A branch of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran has convicted Marzieh Amiri, student and journalist, with "collusion and propaganda against the...

Iranian Student Activist Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian Judiciary has sentence Tehran University student Laila Hassanzadeh to 30 months in prison. During the January 2018 major anti-government...

Three Iranian Women’s Rights Activists Summoned for Questioning

By Jubin Katiraie Three women’s rights activists in Iran have been summoned to the Evin Prison’s Prosecutor’s Office for questioning in the past few...

Iran Launches New Morality Police to Suppress Women

By Jubin Katiraie A 2,000 strong Basij group has been launched in the northern Iranian province of Gilan to counter what Iran calls “improper...

Iranian Mullah Says Broadcaster Should Use Men Instead of Women Hosts

London, 01 June - In line with tightening the grip of suppression over the people to cope with the widespread discontent in the country against...

Amnesty Calls on Iran to Release Women’s Rights Activists

By Pooya Stone Amnesty International has demanded that the Iranian government stop harassing, arresting and imprisoning peaceful protesters advocating for an end to the...

Iran Officials Question TV Show Normalising Domestic Violence

Iran Focus London, 26 Feb - Several top Iranian officials, including the vice president for women's affairs, have publically questioned the decision by a...

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Iran’s Regime Rejects Retrial Request by Protester Sentenced to Death

On Wednesday, September 2, human rights media outlets reported the continued detention and interrogation of opponents of Iran's regime,...

Corruption in Iran’s Ports Reaches the Regime’s Parliament

The corruption case in Iran’s ports has once again become one of the controversial issues in the regime’s parliament....

Heavy Collapse in Iranian Workers’ Purchasing Power Over the Past 10 Years

In recent years, and particularly in the months following the recent war, workers’ “real wages” in Iran have experienced...

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10 Protesters Sentenced to Death in Isfahan Shohada Square Case

The First Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Isfahan...

The Broken Chain of Healthcare in Iran’s Most Deprived Province

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