Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran halts woman’s stoning ‘for now’

AFP: Iran's judiciary chief has temporarily halted the execution by stoning of a woman accused of adultery, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday,...

IRAN: Hard-line official insists stoning penalty for adultery stands, but is under a required review

Los Angeles Times: The hard-line chief of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, the longtime political operator and insider Mohammad-Javad Larijani, says the sentence...

Iran to review woman’s stoning sentence

CNN: Iran's top human rights official said the Islamic regime is reviewing a sentence of execution by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery....

Iran lawyer has no confirmation of woman’s stoning stay

AFP: The Iranian judiciary has yet to confirm any stay of implementation of a sentence of stoning handed down against a woman convicted of...

US appalled by ‘barbaric’ stoning plan in Iran

AFP: The United States on Thursday urged Iran not to stone to death a woman convicted of adultery, calling the punishment "barbaric." ...

Iran rejects women’s FIFA-approved soccer strip

Reuters: An Iranian official has rejected a new women's soccer strip which was created after the world football federation banned the team from international...

Iran’s Bank Melli to expand women-only branch network

Bloomberg: Iran’s government-owned Bank Melli will expand its network of women-only branches to all of the country’s provincial capitals. By Ali...

Fine handed down by Iran’s morality police to woman for “mal-veiling”

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 22 - The following is a translation of a fine handed down by Iran’s morality police to a woman for...

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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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Corruption in Iran’s Ports Reaches the Regime’s Parliament

The corruption case in Iran’s ports has once again...

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Iran Focus: Paris, Sep. 1 - Iran has announced...

Iran Official Warns of NPT Pull-Out if West Presses

Reuters: Iran will pull out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation...