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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Following the US and Israeli war against Iran’s regime, the impact of the attacks has not been limited to...

The Voice They Could Not Silence: Vahid Bani Amerian’s Final Testament

The executions carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison between March 30 and April 4, 2026, marked another chapter in...

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