Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Human Rights Watch: FIVB Should Launch Investigation and Work to End Exclusion of Women

Iran Focus London, 14 October - An article published in The Human Rights Watch on October 13 advises The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) that they...

The Ruling Misogynist Regime in Iran Must Never Enjoy any Opportunity to Legitimize Itself

Iran Focus London, 5 October - A prominent Iranian women’s group has condemned the decision to hold the Women's World Chess Championship in Iran. The Women's...

Iran: NCRI’s Women’s Committee Reports more Bad News for Woman

Iran Focus London, 1 October -Thursday morning, September 29, another woman was hanged. The number of women executed under the regime of President Rouhani has...

The ridiculous Fatwa of Iran regime’s supreme leader

London, 14 Sep - Iran’s supreme leader has issued a fatwa banning women from cycling in public because of the risk of societal corruption. In...

Nearly 4,500 Iranian clothes shops closed in 2015 for breaching morality code

Iran FocusLondon, 18 Aug - More than 4,400 clothes shops were shut down in 2015 for violating the strict morality code in Iran, according...

Iran forces women to wear the veil to receive public services

Iran Focus London, 15 Aug - Despite its claims of moderation, the government of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has been taking increasing measures to...

Gender apartheid extended in Iran

Iran FocusTehran, 27 Jul - A group of women and girls was arrested for riding bicycles in Marivan, in Iran’s Kurdistan Province on July 26....

Iran lashes woman in public

Iran Focus Tehran, 30 Apr - A woman has received 100 lashings in the town of Golpayegan, central Iran. State-run Serat News Agency reported...

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Details of the Execution of six PMOI Members

Following the execution of six prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) by Iranian regime security...

International Conference Condemns Rise in Iran Executions, Voices Support for NCRI

An international conference was held near Paris on April 10 to protest the recent rise in executions in Iran....

Amnesty International: Internet Access Is a Fundamental Human Right and Must Be Restored Immediately

As Iran continues to experience one of its longest internet disruptions, Amnesty International on Friday, April 10, pointed to...

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The Head of the Iranian Regime’s Judiciary Called for Accelerating and Increasing Death Sentences

On Tuesday, April 7, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head...

Iran’s regime executes political prisoner Ali Fahim

Early Monday, April 6, amid the continued execution of...

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