Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Women Run Marathon in Iran Despite Ban

Iran Focus London, 9 Apr - On Friday 7th April, the first international marathon organised by Dutch businessman Sebastiaan Straten took place in Iran. Before...

Iran: Women Denied Equal Participation in International Marathon

Iran Focus London, 6 Apr - An international marathon is due to take place in the Iranian capital tomorrow, but a top sports official in...

UK Government Must Do More to Support Aid Worker Jailed in Iran

Iran Focus London, 20 Mar - The family of a British woman jailed in Iran have implored the UK Government to do more to help and...

British Charity Worker, Imprisoned in Iran, Is So Ill She Cannot Walk

Iran Focus London, 13 Mar - The health of a British aid worker, detained in Iran on spurious national security charges, has gone downhill so...

Iran: A World Leader in Misogyny

Iran Focus London, 8 Mar - It’s hardly surprising that the Iranian Regime is misogynist; after all, they oppress religious minorities, people of different races,...

Maryam Rajavi on International Women’s Day and Iran’s Misogynistic Regime

Iran Focus London, 8 Mar - In commemoration of the International Women's Day, Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Iranian Resistance made a speech about the...

Recent Suicides Shine a Light on Iranian Human Rights Abuses

Iran Focus London, 6 Mar - In 2017 alone, at least two women who were taken into the Regime’s prisons and sexually abused have committed...

Iran: Neurologist Said: British Hostage Nazanin (Arrested by IRGC) Must Be Hospitalized Immediately

Iran Focus London, 21 Feb - The Iranian Regime has finally allowed political prisoner, Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, to see a qualified doctor at Iranmehr...

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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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Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to...

US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

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