Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Paris Conference Entitled, “Women Force for Change, Iran Uprising and the Role of Women”

Iran Focus London, 19 Feb - Dozens of prominent women including political personalities, lawmakers, jurists, judges, and women’s rights advocates from five continents participated in...

Iran’s Women National Ping Pong Team Player: They Said You Are a Girl, Study Instead of Playing Sports

Iran Focus London, 23 Jan - The Iranian women’s national ping pong team player, Mahshid Ashtari, revealed that she was told by the regime’s ministry...

The Most Stringent Restrictions on Women’s Rights in Iran

Iran Focus London, 6 Jan - Some of the most powerful media coverage surrounding the protests against the Iranian Regime are of ordinary Iranian women...

Iran Backsteps on Gender Equality

Iran Focus London, 20 Dec - Every year, the World Economic Forum releases a Global Gender Gap report which assesses how 144 countries are...

The Dismal State of Women’s Rights in Iran

Iran Focus London, 13 Dec - Every month, the women’s rights branch of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) compiles a wide-ranging...

Iran Loses Female Chess Champ to the US Over “Bad Hijab” Rules

Iran Focus London, 3 Oct - When the Iranian Regime banned a female player from their national chess team for what they call “bad hijab”,...

Story of Resistance of a Young Girl Who Was Born in Notorious Iran Prison

By Jubin Katiraie Sahar Gholamali, a member of the Iranian Resistance, recounted her life story. It can be read in full on the NCRI...

Iran’s Azadi Stadium Website Hacked — “Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums” Demanded

Iran Focus London, 8 Sep - On Wednesday, a day after female lawmakers were permitted to attend the World Cup qualifier against Syria, the website...

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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’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation

A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran...

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