Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Students protest forced veiling

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 19 - Students of Iran’s Azad University in the town of Meybod demonstrated against new measures to force female students...
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Young victims of Iran quake being sold to human traffickers

Iran Focus: Bam, Sep. 30 – Nine months after a devastating earthquake that left behind over 50,000 people dead and more than 90,000 homeless,...
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Iran Moves to Roll Back Rights Won by Women

New York Times: The hard-liners who won Iran's parliamentary elections last February have focused on women's rights in their efforts to reverse some of...
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Mashhad Court Sentences Two Sisters to Lashes and Fines for “Improper Dress”

Radio Farda: Sep. 3 - A court in Mashhad on Thursday sentenced two young sisters to lashes, suspended jail terms and fine for not...
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Iran hardliners demand clampdown on women’s dress

Reuters: About 500 hardline vigilantes have taken to the  streets of Tehran, demanding authorities crack down on women who wear colourful headscarves and figure-hugging...
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Iran says curvy shop dummies must cover up

Reuters: Iran's moral crackdown has widened its focus from stylishly dressed women to curvaceous shop-window mannequins, a newspaper has reported.Morals police have banned shopkeepers...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran remains closed to the idea of women in art

AFP: When entering a music hall in the Iranian capital to hear a performance by folk diva Pari Zanganeh, one could be forgiven for...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Islamic Government Tightens Control on Women’s Dress

Radio Farda: The Islamic government has heightened its campaign against violations of the Islamic dress code, as more women appear in Tehran and other...
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