Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran forces fire tear gas at protesters: opposition website

AFP: Iranian security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters as they tried to hold a demonstration in Tehran on Tuesday, the opposition website...

Iranian minister urges sex segregation in colleges

Reuters: Iran's science minister has called for universities to enforce strict sex segregation, saying allowing men and women to mingle on campus is a...

Iran parliament plans dress code for women reporters

AFP: Iran's conservative-dominated parliament plans to implement a new dress code for woman journalists who cover its proceedings, the ILNA news agency reported Saturday....

Dutch government seeks return of hanged woman’s body from Iran

Reuters: The Dutch government will do everything possible to determine whether a Dutch-Iranian woman who was executed in Iran was tortured, and to return...

Women soccer fans in Iran may be banned from live broadcasts

CNN: Iranian authorities have ordered a ban on women from watching live broadcasts of soccer matches at public movie theaters, the semi-official ILNA news...

Artists, politicians write letter to free Iran’s Ashtiani

Reuters: More than 80 artists, academics and politicians including actor Robert Redford, British singer Sting and France's Bernard Kouchner on Monday called for the...

Canada first lady ‘saddened’ Iranian woman still held

AFP: Canada's First Lady Maureen Harper said Friday she was "deeply saddened" that an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning has not been...

Iran TV denies report stoning woman was released

Reuters: An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning has not been released, state-run Press TV said on Friday, denying a report by a...

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Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches the 61st anniversary of its founding on September 6, a...

Iran’s Rial in Freefall, Putting Strain on People’s Livelihoods

The U.S. dollar exchange rate in Iran's free market has surpassed 2.8 million rials, while the official rate remains...

Iran’s Regime Rejects Retrial Request by Protester Sentenced to Death

On Wednesday, September 2, human rights media outlets reported the continued detention and interrogation of opponents of Iran's regime,...

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‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 136th Week in 62 Prisons Across Iran

In the 136th week of the ongoing "No to...

10 Protesters Sentenced to Death in Isfahan Shohada Square Case

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