Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iranian actress receives 18-month jail sentence

AFP: An Iranian court has sentenced filmmaker and actress Pegah Ahangarani to 18 months in prison, her mother told ISNA news agency ...

Iran warns Malaysia against hanging Iranian women

AFP: "The execution of two Iranian women in Malaysia will have negative effect on our bilateral ties," Hassan Ghashghavi, deputy foreign minister...

Hassan Rouhani is not a moderate

The Independent: Recent reports of the Iranian Parliament passing a bill including a clause that will legalise and permit men to marry 13...

Iran’s Sotoudeh says will continue defending rights

AFP: Prominent Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh told AFP on Wednesday she was in "good" condition after three years in prison, and that she...

Iran foreign ministry appoints first-ever spokeswoman

AFP: Iran's foreign ministry has appointed its first-ever spokeswoman, with President Hassan Rowhani appearing to welcome the move as part of a ...

Iran ‘to name first female ambassador’

AFP: Iran plans to appoint a woman ambassador and a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry for the first time in the Islamic republic's...

Iran swimmer says record denied over unIslamic costume

AFP: An Iranian woman has claimed that the authorities in the Islamic republic have denied her a free water swimming record after saying...

Sports broadcasts pose moral quandary in Iran

AFP: Iran's volleyball triumph has created a dilemma for the state broadcaster, which is struggling to tailor its coverage of matches, attended...

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Tunnel Entrances at Isfahan Nuclear Site Blocked, According to The Telegraph

The Telegraph reported in a new article, citing satellite imagery, that the Iranian regime has moved to block three...

21-Hour Negotiations Between United States and Iranian Regime End with No Results

According to Reuters, after 21 hours of intensive talks between representatives of the United States and the Iranian regime...

A Fresh Wave of Arrests and Judicial Repression in Iran

As the widespread repression of citizens continues across different parts of Iran, the intelligence and law enforcement bodies of...

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