Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Nine face stoning death in Iran

BBC News: At least eight women and one man are reported to have been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran. BBC...

Iran women’s activist jailed for five years

Reuters: An Iranian women's rights activist has been sentenced to five years in prison on security-related charges, her lawyer said on Saturday. TEHRAN...

‘Harassed’ Iran student arrested

BBC: A female student in the Iranian city of Zanjan who alleged she was sexually harassed by a senior male lecturer - triggering a...

New Iranian dress code crackdown

BBC: Police in Iran have begun a new campaign against Western-style clothing and hairstyles. BBC NewsPolice in Iran have begun a new...

Iranian police crack down on dress code violations

AP: Police closed dozens of clothing stores and hairdressers and stopped cars and pedestrians in a crackdown on women who do not abide by...

Iran police start wider crackdown on un-Islamic dress

Reuters: Iranian police have launched a more extensive crackdown on "social corruption" such as women flouting Islamic dress codes, the Farhang-e Ashti newspaper reported...

Iran jails man campaigning for women’s rights-lawyer

Reuters: A court has sentenced a male activist for greater female rights in Iran to one year in prison, his lawyer and a fellow...

Iran jails male backer of feminism petition: report

AFP: A male defender of the feminist cause in Iran has been sentenced to a year in prison, the moderate Kargozaran newspaper reported on...

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Tunnel Entrances at Isfahan Nuclear Site Blocked, According to The Telegraph

The Telegraph reported in a new article, citing satellite imagery, that the Iranian regime has moved to block three...

21-Hour Negotiations Between United States and Iranian Regime End with No Results

According to Reuters, after 21 hours of intensive talks between representatives of the United States and the Iranian regime...

A Fresh Wave of Arrests and Judicial Repression in Iran

As the widespread repression of citizens continues across different parts of Iran, the intelligence and law enforcement bodies of...

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International Conference Condemns Rise in Iran Executions, Voices Support for NCRI

An international conference was held near Paris on April...

Details of the Execution of six PMOI Members

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