Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran Executes 99th Woman Since 2013

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian government of the so-called moderate Hassan Rouhani has executed 99th woman since 2013. A woman, identified only as Maryam,...

The Role of Iranian Women in Recent Protests

By Pooya Stone In parallel to the nationwide Iranian protests that shook the earth under the mullah's feet, a new phenomenon emerged. It was...

Iran: Situation of Women Still Concerning

By Jubin Katiraie A state-run news agency in Iran has reported that more than a third of women with higher education in the Kurdistan...

Iranian Women Have the Highest Suicide Rate in the Middle East

By Jubin Katiraie With every passing day, Iran sinks into more crises and disasters. Under the theocratic rule in Iran, the rate of women’s...

Activists Warn Against Over-Stating “One Small Victory” for Women’s Rights

By Pooya Stone On Tuesday, Quartz published an editorial by Kelly Nascimento-DeLuca, who is the daughter of the football star known as Pele and...

Suppressing Female Street Vendors in Iran – a Manifestation of Double Repression of Women

By Jubin Katiraie Increased street peddling by women in Iran is the result of the catastrophic economic situation and the spread of poverty, analysts...

Too Early to Declare an End to Iran’s Ban on Women in Stadiums

By Jubin Katiraie After roughly 3,500 women were admitted to Tehran’s Azadi Stadium for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier between the Iranian and Cambodian national...

Iran’s Mistreatment of Female Political Prisoners

By Pooya Stone A female political prisoner was transferred to ward 2A in the notorious Evin Prison, which is used by the shadowy Iranian...

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Details of the Execution of six PMOI Members

Following the execution of six prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) by Iranian regime security...

International Conference Condemns Rise in Iran Executions, Voices Support for NCRI

An international conference was held near Paris on April 10 to protest the recent rise in executions in Iran....

Amnesty International: Internet Access Is a Fundamental Human Right and Must Be Restored Immediately

As Iran continues to experience one of its longest internet disruptions, Amnesty International on Friday, April 10, pointed to...

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