Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran urged to end intimidation of “cyber-feminists”

Iran Focus: London, May 09 - The international press freedoms watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Iranian authorities earlier this week to end a...

Award-winning feminist given suspended jail term in Iran: report

AFP: Iran has handed down a suspended jail sentence to an award-winning women's rights activist found guilty of seeking to harm national security, press...

Iran launches new crackdown on dress code offenders

Reuters: Iranian police will launch a crackdown next month on small companies which fail to enforce strict religious dress codes, Mehr News Agency reported...

Iran women activists get suspended lashing sentences

Reuters: Three Iranian women's rights campaigners have received suspended lashing and jail sentences for taking part in a rally, a fellow activist said on...

Iran to confront ‘bad veiling’ in offices, cafes

AFP: Iranian police will confront women in private offices, or even socialising in cafes, whose dress is deemed improper, as part of a continued...

Iran activists protest feminist’s arrest

AFP: Hundreds of Iranian civil rights activists have signed an open letter calling for the release of a women's rights advocate arrested for "acting...

Iran: Top Shia cleric says unveiled women turn men into beasts

AKI: A top Shia cleric in Iran has said that unveiled women are a serious danger to Iranian society as they cause men to...

Iran’s young women find private path to freedom

The Observer: A headscarf pushed back to show off a new haircut, a tight jacket worn over traditional dress, expensive make-up ... the challenge...

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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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Iran’s Medicine Procurement and Production Faces Crisis and Liquidity Shortage

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