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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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...

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...

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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Burial Costs in Tehran Increase by Up to 50% as Inflation Soars in Iran

A new resolution by the Tehran City Council shows...

US Sanctions Network Involved in the Sale of Iranian Liquefied Petroleum Gas

The United States sanctioned a network involved in the...

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