Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Oriflame workers detained in Iran as operations shut

BBC: Iranian authorities have closed the Tehran operations of Oriflame Cosmetics and detained five workers, the Swedish firm has said. BBC...

Iran tells West to stay out of woman’s stoning case

AFP: Iran told Western nations on Tuesday to stay out of the case of a woman who faces death by stoning, warning it will...

Iran won’t send woman who faced stoning to Brazil

AP: Iran's president says authorities won't send a woman who had faced death by stoning on an adultery conviction to Brazil, which has offered...

Nobel laureates seek action on Iranian mother’s execution

AFP: Public figures including Nobel laureates and Hollywood stars published a letter of support Monday for Iranian mother-of-two Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani who is facing execution...

France: Europe looking to save Iranian death sentence woman

AFP: France and its European allies are looking for a way to work together to save an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death...

Final verdict postponed for Iranian woman facing stoning

CNN: An Iranian court has delayed the final verdict of a 43-year-old woman sentenced to death by stoning, a human rights group said Sunday,...

Iran beats Papua New Guinea in Youth Games soccer

AP: Iran has beaten Papua New Guinea 1-0 in girls soccer at the Youth Olympics tournament. The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP)...

Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing death

AP: Brazil has formally offered asylum to a woman sentenced to death in Iran on an adultery conviction. The Associated Press...

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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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Sharp Decline in the Value of the Iranian Rial Against the U.S. Dollar

The decline in the value of the rial in...

Heavy Collapse in Iranian Workers’ Purchasing Power Over the Past 10 Years

In recent years, and particularly in the months following...

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