Source: RFE/RL’s RadioFarda The Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, western Iran, has sentenced journalist Zina Modares Gorji to a combined 21 years in prison for her advocacy of women’s rights. The Kurdish …
Iranian Court Sentences Journalist To 21 Years For ‘Propaganda Against Regime’ Read More
Source: Iran International By Negar Mojtahedi – Canadian Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker Members of Canadian parliament heard testimony Tuesday from Iranian human rights advocates, dissidents, victims and an exiled …
War on Women and Girls: Iranian Dissidents Testify Before Canadian Parliament Read More
Source: NYPost By Emily Crane Scores of Iranian women posted videos of themselves celebrating the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday — openly dancing on his “dirty grave” after he …
Iranian women celebrate death of President Ebrahim Raisi, who led brutal crackdown on rights Read More
Source: BBC World Service That day, pictures taken of her burning her hijab made her an icon in the eyes of Iran’s protestors and a target in the eyes of …
Documentary: Nika’s Last Breath Read More
Source: Iran International By Majid Mohammadi As Iranian women continue to defy the Islamic government in Tehran by shunning the hijab in ever-greater numbers, officials cling to the theory of …
Women In Iran Uniting Against Gender And Political Oppression Read More
Source: BBC News By David Gritten The elder sister of Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old girl who was killed during the 2022 anti-government protests in Iran, has been arrested for allegedly …
Aida Shakarami: Iran morality police arrests dead protester’s sister, mother says Read More
Source: Iran International By Maryam Sinaiee Iran’s state television is trying to overcome women’s unwillingness to vote in the March elections by changing its decades-long dress code for female presenters. …
Iranian TV Host’s Attire Aims At Voter Attraction Ahead of Elections Read More
Source: Iran International A member of the Iranian parliament’s cultural commission announced a substantial fine of 240 million rials for the violation of the hijab in Iran, a record high. …
Record Fines Levied In Iran For Hijab Violations Read More
Source: RFE/RL’s RadioFarda The lashes to Roya Heshmati’s body have triggered renewed condemnation of Iran’s harsh punishments against women for alleged crimes against “morality.” But the official reason for carrying …
Iranian Woman Defiant Despite ‘Medieval’ Flogging For Hijab Violation Read More
By Benjamin Weinthal Source: Iran International The German human rights commissioner who rebuffed Iranian female dissidents on Thursday, reportedly views the hijab as a form of emancipation for women. The …
German Human Rights Official Who Snubbed Iranian Dissident Is Pro-Hijab Read More