Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Women Heads of Household Hit Hard by Coronavirus in Iran 

By Jubin Katiraie The coronavirus crisis in Iran and the incompetence of the government is causing additional pressure for female heads of the household because, due to the sexist nature of the state laws, their...

Women Have Pivotal Role in Iranians’ Struggle for Freedom and Equality

By Jubin Katiraie Declaring March 8 as International Women’s Day in 1977 by the United Nations was one of the most valuable achievements of human...

Another Female Iranian Athlete Forced Not to Take Part in Games 

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian Sports Federation is forcing female ice climber, Zeinab Kobra Mosavi, not to take part in the championships.  Mosavi, who took silver...

Women’s Rights Activists’ Sentence Upheld at Trial

By Pooya Stone Three women’s rights activists in Iran have had their sentences for protesting the compulsory hijab upheld by an Appeals Court, which...

Female Iranian Athletes Leave Country; Not to Return

By Pooya Stone Three females’ Iranian athletes have left the country since December 2019 with no intention to return, thanks to the misogynistic rule...

Women Suffer in Crackdown on Iran Protests

By Jubin Katiraie During the nationwide Iran protests that shook the country last November, 400 female protesters were killed because they advocated for freedom...

Misogyny in Iran and the Role of the Women in the November Iran Protests

By Pooya Stone Misogyny is the most important feature of the mullahs' ruling system in Iran and the heart of Khomeini's ideology. Therefore, Iranian...

Four Women Dead in Iran Floods

By Pooya Stone Seasonal rains across south and southwest Iran have because major floods, especially in Ahvaz, where state-run media are reporting that four...

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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,...

Corruption in Iran’s Ports Reaches the Regime’s Parliament

The corruption case in Iran’s ports has once again become one of the controversial issues in the regime’s parliament....

Heavy Collapse in Iranian Workers’ Purchasing Power Over the Past 10 Years

In recent years, and particularly in the months following the recent war, workers’ “real wages” in Iran have experienced...

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Iran: Long Fuel Lines Form in Wake of 17-Million-Liter Daily Gasoline Shortages

Mohammad-Jafar Ghaem-Panah, executive deputy to the president of Iran's...

Iranian Regime Arms Shipment for Houthis Seized in the Red Sea

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