Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

62,000 ‘badly veiled’ women warned in Iran holy province

AFP: Iranian police have issued warnings to 62,000 women who were "badly veiled" in the Shiite holy province of Qom as part of a...

Police attack women at Isfahan airport

Iran Focus: Isfahan, Jun. 16 – Security agents in Isfahan Airport on Wednesday attacked and beat up a number of women. ...

Iran opens first women-only bank branch

AFP: Iran has opened a women-only branch of a bank in the religious northeastern city of Mashhad in a bid to promote Islamic culture,...

Iranian authorities step up arrests of women for ‘immodest’ dress

Washington Post: Iranian authorities have begun police patrols in the capital to arrest women wearing clothes deemed improper. The Washington Post...

Iran’s new ‘hi-tech’ veil

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 02 – As Iran steps up its annual pre-summer clampdown on women it considers to be 'immodestly' dressed, Iranian state...

Iran holy city ups fine for unveiled women

Reuters: Iran's second biggest city has massively increased the amount it fines for women who fail to observe the Islamic dress code and don't...

Tehran prayer leader urges crackdown on dress code

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 21 - Tehran’s Friday prayer leader, Guardian Council Secretary Ahmad Jannati, urged a crackdown on violations of the dress code...

“Anti-vice” patrols crack down in Isfahan

Iran Focus: Isfahan, Iran, May 19 - State Security Force in the central Iranian cities of Isfahan and Shahinshahr have launched a major crackdown...

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U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Begins on Monday

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that starting Monday, April 13, it will begin enforcing a broad naval blockade against...

Iran’s Economy Beneath the Rubble of War and Structural Collapse

The recent war between the United States, Israel, and Iran’s regime was not merely a military confrontation; rather, it...

Mass Worker Layoffs in Iran’s Industries Under the Shadow of War

As tensions escalate and the heavy shadow of foreign war falls over Iran’s economy, signs of collapse in the...

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The Head of the Iranian Regime’s Judiciary Called for Accelerating and Increasing Death Sentences

On Tuesday, April 7, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head...

Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Released from Prison After 17 Years

Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner, was released after...

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