Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Widespread crackdown on women

Iran Focus: A new wave of crackdown against young people, particularly girls, has been launched by the Iranian security forces in conjunction with other...

Iranian Parliament Proposes National Costume To Combat Western Fashions

AFP: Iran's conservative parliament is preparing designs for national Islamic costumes to combat the corrupting influence  of Western fashion, a prominent MP said Wednesday....

Iranian hardliners rule out gender equality

AFP: Iran's conservative-dominated parliament voted down a bid by its reformist predecessor to support women's rights and enforce gender equality, press reports said Wednesday....

Nearly 200 ‘badly covered’ women arrested in Iran

Hindustan Times: Tehran, Nearly 200 Iranian women wearing head coverings considered insufficient under the country's Islamic code have been arrested, newspapers reported today. ...

Iran cracks down on summer dress

BBC: Iran's government has launched a crackdown on women who flout the strict Islamic dress codes during the hot summer months. BBCBy Sadeq...

Iran’s Sex Slaves Suffer Hideously Under Mullahs

Insight on the News - By Donna M. Hughes: A measure of Islamic fundamentalists' success in controlling society is the depth and totality with...

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Iran’s Regime Very Close to Producing Nuclear Bombs, IAEA Director Warns

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told Germany's state-run network ARD television network in...

Iranian Women’s Resistance: Beyond the Veil of Hijab Enforcement

These days streets and alleys of Iran are witnessing the harassment and persecution of women by police patrols under...

Fabricated Statistics in Iran’s Economy

While Iranian regime President Ebrahim Raisi and the government's economic team accuse critics of ignorance and fabricating statistics, Farshad...

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Argentine Judiciary Holds Iran and Hezbollah Responsible for AMIA Bombing

In the latest opinion on the case of the...

Iran’s Regime Seizes Ship in Hormuz Strait

A video seen by the Associated Press shows Iranian...

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