Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran rights activist denounces Rouhani’s suppression of women

Iran Focus London, 23 Apr - Human rights activist and member of the Iranian resistance Farideh Karimi has criticised President Hassan Rouhani’s decision to...

Iran steps up crackdown on women over attire

Iran Focus Tehran, 22 Apr - The Iranian government has launched a new plan to rigorously enforce veiling laws. Some 7,000 morality officers have...

3 women executed in Iran as EU officials held trade talks in Tehran last week

Iran Focus London, 17 Apr - Three women were executed last week in Iran, all on the same day, just as European Union foreign...

Iran’s women hounded on the streets for mal-veiling

Iran Focus London, 16 Apr - The oppression of women in Iran has increased in recent weeks as the country’s Gasht-e-Ershad (meaning Guidance Patrol,...

Air France crew protest mandatory headscarf in flights to Iran

Iran Focus Paris, 3 Apr - A number of female Air France cabin crew are resisting an airline ruling that they should wear a...

Pledge for Parity: Women United Against Islamic Fundamentalism

Just before International Women’s Day 2016, many prominent political and human rights figures attended a conference in Paris along with Mrs. Maryam Rajavi on...

Iran impounds tens of thousands of cars for women’s mal-veiling

Iran has impounded tens of thousands of cars since March because women inside the vehicles had not properly covered their hair with a headscarf,...

Arrested civil activists in Iran’s prisons left in limbo

London, 6 Sep - Eleven months after the arrest of Nahid Gorji in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, and considering her decreasing psychological conditions while in...

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Iran’s Regime Executes PMOI Member for Participating in January Uprising

The Iranian regime hanged Mehdi Khanaki, a 25-year-old law student, at dawn today, Wednesday, July 22. Agents of the Iranian...

30 Tir Uprising: The Historical Legacy of Iran’s Stand Against Dictatorship

The 30 Tir Uprising of July 21, 1952, stands as one of the defining moments in Iran’s modern history....

Iranian Regime Transfers Thousands of Centrifuges to Underground Mount Kolang Tunnel Complex

The Iranian regime has transferred thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges to tunnels beneath "Mount Kolang," also known as "Pickaxe...

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Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks130th Week

On Tuesday, July 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays"...

Political Prisoner Massoud Jamei Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Torture

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