After a photo of her without a headscarf went viral, a female chess champion took refuge in Britain By Louise Callaghan Source: The Times When she was nine years old, …
Iran chess champion ponders next move after slip of the hijab Read More
Source: France24 By:Marc Perelman Shaparak Shajarizadeh is an Iranian activist and co-author of “Freedom is not a crime”. She relates how she got “fed up with living a lie” and …
‘In Iran there are no differences between fundamentalists and reformists’ Read More
By Jeremy Wiener and Daniel Hornstein Source: Globe and Mail “I realize they had arrested me for my work on human rights[…], still, I will not be silenced,” Nasrin Sotoudeh …
A human rights lawyer gets the recognition she deserves – as she languishes in an Iranian prison Read More
Source: RadioFarda The Iranian female chess grandmaster Mitra Hejazipour who was sacked from the national team for boldly removing her headscarf (hijab) during the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship …
Hijab Limits Women, Says Iranian Chess Master Sacked From National Team Read More
By AIW Staff Narges Mohammadi, one of Iran’s most well-known political prisoners, fears she may soon be killed. After surviving a brutal assault in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on December …
An Iranian Women’s Rights Advocate’s Life Hanging in the Balance Read More
Nazanin Afshin-Jam doesn’t fit the stereotype of political wife, which could provide some interesting moments during Peter MacKay’s Conservative leadership bid. By Daphne Bramham Source: Vancouver Sun Outspoken human rights …
Outspoken activist challenges the stereotype of political wife Read More
Source: ShareAmerica Iranian women once enjoyed freedom and equal opportunity. Meet a few of the remarkable women who were thriving in Iran before Islamic fundamentalists overthrew Iran’s government in 1979 and denied women …
Iranian women: Before and after Islamic Revolution [video] Read More
Salbi Marandi, an 80-year-old woman, and mother of a deceased political prisoner, was whipped 70 times on November 28th in the northwestern city of Khoi’s Prison, as part of her prison …
Khomeinist Regime Jailers Flog 80-year-old Woman, Mother of Deceased Political Prisoner Read More
