Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran opposition leader speaks at International Women’s Day conference in Berlin

On Saturday, March 7, a grand event was held in Berlin titled “For Tolerance and Equality against Fundamentalism and Misogyny” in the light of...

Iran’s Future will be Shaped by Women

Source: American ThinkerBy: Amir BasiriRecent events have once again drawn attention to women’s rights abuses in Iran, a phenomenon that has been institutionalized in...

The brave face of opposition in Iran

Source: THE HILL By: Soona Samsami In recent weeks, over two dozen women across Iran have been subjected to a spate of hideous acid...

The Women Of Iran Can Bring About Change–If Not Suppressed

Source: Forbes.comBy: Amir Basiri, Guest writerIn Iran, a recent spate of acid attacks against women and the execution of a young woman charged with...

British-Iranian woman imprisoned for trying to watch men’s volleyball game in Tehran 

The Independent: A British woman has been in an Iranian prison for more than two months for trying to watch a men’s volleyball match. Ghoncheh Ghavami,...

Iran’s crackdown on women

FrontPage Magazine: Under the new Islamist state, the Ayatollahs and ruling clerics utilized methods in order to control and exercise power over women to gradually...

Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet quoted by Obama, dies at age 87

Bloomberg: Iranian poet Simin Behbahani, whose politically defiant writing was mentioned by U.S. President Barack Obama in a message aimed at improving relations with the...

Iranian Stanford professor first woman to win top maths prize

Reuters: Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani on Wednesday became the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, mathematics' equivalent to the Nobel Prize.The professor...

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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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Eighth Day of Hunger Strike by 1,500 Prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison

The hunger strike and sit-in by about 1,500 prisoners...

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

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