Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Simin Daneshvar, eminent Iranian author, dies at 90

New York Times: Simin Daneshvar, who was the most potent surviving symbol of the vibrancy of 20th-century literature in Iran, died on March...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran says woman’s stoning case might change to hanging

Reuters: An Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery could be hanged instead, the students news agency ISNA reported. ...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr ‘released’

BBC: An Iranian actress who was sentenced to a year in prison and 90 lashes has been released after three months in custody, according...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran under fire at the UN Human Rights Committee

AFP: Iran came under fire Monday at the UN Human Rights Committee over its lack of respect for women's rights as well as its...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Australia condemns Iranian actress lashing sentence

AFP: Canberra urged Iran to respect the human rights of its citizens Tuesday after an actress in the country was sentenced to 90 lashes...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran arrests documentary film-maker: report

AFP: Iranian film-maker and women's rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi has been arrested in the capital, the opposition website Kaleme.com reported. TEHRAN...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran’s fashion crackdown moves beyond headscarves

AP: It's an Iranian rite of summer: Islamic morality squads pressure women to keep their headscarves snug and coverings in place, and after a...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Key Iranian body replaces critical cleric; women demonstrate

Washington Post: Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani withdrew his candidacy Tuesday for reelection as chairman of a key clerical council that holds...
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Iran’s Regime Upholds Death Sentences of Five Political Prisoners in Ahvaz

Karoon Human Rights Organization reported that the death sentences of five political prisoners held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz...
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Political Prisoner Yahgoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death for a Second Time

Yahgoub Derakhshan, a political prisoner and supporter of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held in Lakan Prison...
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Widespread Student Protests Across the Country; Opposition to Educational Policies

Student protests against the educational policies of the Iranian regime, particularly the issue of the mandatory impact of grade...

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