Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran Freedom Committee: UN Security Council must consider Iran’s rights violations

PoliticsHome: More than 110 members of both Houses of Parliament including former Ministers and religious leaders supported a statement about the Iranian women’s struggle for...

Iran says woman sentenced to stoning given ‘leave’ from prison

Reuters: An Iranian woman sentenced to die by stoning for adultery and later given a 10-year jail term instead has been allowed to leave...

Women lead fight against Islamism

New York Post: International Women’s Day, celebrated Saturday for the 106th year, marks continued progress for women across the world, but that progress has been...

Women leading the fight against Islamist extremism

Washington Examiner: International Women's Day, celebrated this week for the 106th year, marks continued progress for women across the world., but that progress has been...

Paris conference on International Women Day

Ground Report: Women activists from around the globe joined with prominent women politicians and dignitaries from Europe and the US to reject the notion that...

The Islamic State of Iran and gender discrimination

Front Page: Only a few days after a United Nations Special Rapporteurs announcement on the situation of human rights in Iran, a woman was hanged...

Women of Iran defy mullahs by embracing western fashions

Fox News: Many young Iranians have become emboldened in how they walk the streets, showing an affinity for Western clothing, jewelry, makeup and hairstyles. But...

UN women’s rights resolution passed despite backlash

AFP: A UN General Assembly committee has agreed a landmark first resolution on women's rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai. Iran, Russia, China...

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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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Iran: A Dangerous Country for Journalists

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Iran’s National Currency Has Declined by 120% Over the Past Year

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