Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Ban on Iranian Women Attending Football Matches Stands

Iran Focus London, 5 Sep - Iran blamed a "technical glitch" for allowing female football fans to buy tickets to watch the men's national...

A Woman’s Place Is in the (Iranian) Resistance

Iran Focus London, 5 Jul - In many movements for social change or social justice, women are there doing a lot of the grunt work...

Iran Fails to Protect Its People From Human Trafficking

Iran Focus London, 30 Jun -  Iran has been ranked among the worst offenders for human trafficking according to the latest report by the...

Women Targeted Under Iran Regime’s “Fire at Will” Law

Iran Focus London, 20 Jun - The coordination council of the Iranian Ansar-e Hezbollah has threatened to use the "fire at will” law against women...

15 Nurses in Iran Died Last Year Due to Appalling Working Conditions

Iran Focus London, 15 Jun - Fifteen nurses in Iran died at work in 2016 due to overwork and stress, according to the deputy...

Iranian Women Defy Cycling Fatwa

Iran Focus London, 15 Jun - Many women in Iran are getting on their bikes in deliberate defiance of the fatwa that bans them...

10 Iranian Provinces Fail Hijab Standards

Iran Focus London, 26 May - The Iranian Regime claims that 10 of its provinces have crossed what they refer to as a “Hijab...

Iranian Women Face Discrimination in Employment

Iran Focus London, 25 May - Human Rights Watch has released a 59-page report, called ‘It’s a Men’s Club’: Discrimination Against Women in Iran’s...

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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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Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

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