Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Tank girls: the frontline feminists

The Independent: As the coalition bombs hit the flat salt plains on the north-eastern border of Iraq, members of a little known, female-led Iranian...

60-year-old mother sets herself on fire in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 27 – A 60-year-old mother of six set herself on fire in Iran, with her family blaming it on stress...

Women to be hanged, stoned to death in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 26 – Iranian press have reported the public execution of at least four women in the past year, with at...

Runaway teenage girl sold to man twice her age serves prison time

Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 23 - A 15-year-old girl who ran away from home because of being forcefully married to a man twice her...

Tehran confirms woman’s death sentence

The Guardian: Iran yesterday confirmed that a court has sentenced a 21-year-old woman to death for prostitution, but denied reports that she had a...

Iran: Woman sentenced to be buried up to chest and stoned to death

Amnesty International: An Iranian woman facing execution by stoning for adultery is believed to still be alive, even though the sentence was reportedly due...

Iran: One day left to save woman sentenced to be buried up to chest and stoned to death

Amnesty International: An Iranian woman charged with adultery faces death by stoning, reportedly by tomorrow (21 Dec) after her death sentence was upheld by...

Iranian adulteress faces noose or stoning

Reuters: An Iranian official says he is waiting for orders on whether to stone or hang a woman convicted of adultery, the latest in...

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Iranian Regime Transfers Thousands of Centrifuges to Underground Mount Kolang Tunnel Complex

The Iranian regime has transferred thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges to tunnels beneath "Mount Kolang," also known as "Pickaxe...

The Final Farewell of Two Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death in Iran

Abolfazl Sepahi and Alireza Sepahi, two prisoners sentenced to death in the case known as the "Alikhani Square" case...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks130th Week

On Tuesday, July 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign expanded to 59 prisons across Iran with the addition...

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Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks130th Week

On Tuesday, July 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays"...

How Iran’s Regime Uses the War to Preserve Its Rule

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