By AIW Staff Seventeen Iranian women political prisoners have issued a statement condemning the treatment of mothers in Iranian prisons and jails. On Sunday, October 13th, Defenders of Human Rights Center in …
17 Women Political Prisoners in Iran: Khomeinist Regime is a Misogynist System Read More
But will it last? By AIW Staff Since its inception, the Khomeiniist regime has repeatedly resorted to fraudulent displays of “reform” away from, and “relaxation” of, its Islamist core values …
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By Alliance of Iranian Women Staff On the morning of Thursday, September 26, 2019, a woman named Leila Zarafshan was hanged in the Sanandaj Central Prison. She is the …
Leila Zarafshan, the 95th woman executed during Hassan Rouhani’s presidency Read More
Source: Department of Justice
Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women in Iran Read More
By Banafsheh Zand and Sophie Baron On September 9th, nine days after she set herself on fire in front of a Tehran courtroom, Sahar Khodayari died. The 29-year-old, now internationally …
An Iranian Woman Sacrifices Herself for Women’s Rights: Where Are Western Women’s Rights Activists? Read More
Source: AlArabiya A judge is issuing a warrant for the arrest of an Iranian actress for showing support toward a female fan who set herself on fire after she …
Iran to arrest actress for supporting ‘blue girl’ who set herself on fire Read More
By Alliance of Iranian Women Staff Female journalist and former student activist Marzieh Amiri has been sentenced to 148 lashes and 10 years and 6 months in prison. On Saturday, …
Journalist, Marzieh Amiri sentenced to 148 lashes and 10 years and 6 months in prison Read More
Source: RadioFarda While the International Football Federation (FIFA) is set to dispatch a delegation to Tehran to look into the case of a female football fan who recently …
Iran To Arrest Superstar For Sympathizing With Dead Female Football Fan Read More
Source: RadioFarda A young woman who had set herself on fire to protest her possible indictment for trying to enter a sports stadium in Iran has died in …
Female Football Fan In Iran Dies In Hospital From Burns Read More
By Golnaz Esfandiari Source: RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (RFE/RL) The girl is said to be around 11. The man is reportedly twice her age. They were recently wed in a remote southwestern …
Child Bride: 11-Year-Old Iranian Girl’s Marriage Annulled After Public Outcry Read More