Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Female students clash with Iran security forces on campus

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 10 – Female students clashed with security agents in a Tehran university after a heated dispute over Iran’s austere...

Women not admitted to Iran hospital without chador

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – A hospital belonging to the Revolutionary Guards in the Iranian capital is refusing entry for women not...

Iranian women defy police whips to demonstrate against ‘dictatorship’

The Independent: Hundreds of women demonstrated outside Tehran university, calling for greater rights and a boycott of Friday's presidential election. They shouted "down with...

Hundreds of Women Protest Sex Discrimination in Iran

New York Times: Hundreds of women staged an unauthorized demonstration in Tehran today, protesting sex discrimination under Iran's Islamic leadership just days before the...

Urgent – Iran: Thousands join women’s anti-government demonstration in Tehran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – A protest that began with a gathering of dozens of women in downtown Tehran this afternoon drew thousands...

Iran Guardian Council: Women incompetent to become president

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 08 - A member of Iran’s powerful Guardian Council said that women were rejected from standing as candidates in the...

Human trafficking not being combated in Iran: US State Dept

Iran Focus: Washington, DC, Jun. 06 – Iran is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of...

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Widespread Student Protests Across the Country; Opposition to Educational Policies

Student protests against the educational policies of the Iranian regime, particularly the issue of the mandatory impact of grade...

Expansion of Rent-Seeking and Corruption in Iran’s Car Industry

Car imports and the crises resulting from them have become one of the major issues in Iran today. In...

Regime Insiders Admit That Majority of Iranians Are Dissatisfied

Hossein Marashi, secretary-general of the Executives of Construction Party, acknowledges parts of the social divide between the Iranian people...

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Widespread Student Protests Across the Country; Opposition to Educational Policies

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Burial Costs in Tehran Increase by Up to 50% as Inflation Soars in Iran

A new resolution by the Tehran City Council shows...

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