Iran: Bereaved mothers honor anniversary of the 2009 uprising

A group of Park-e Laleh Mothers and relatives of the martyrs of the 2009 uprising visited the tombs of their loved ones in ...

Iran: Discrimination, restrictions against women at workplace

Women employees of the major engineering consulting firm, Moshanir, face discrimination and restrictions...

Iran: German Foreign Ministry calls for release of Iranian prisoners

The German Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the health of four political prisoners in Iran and called on Tehran to ...

Iran: Young woman goes on hunger strike in prison

Political prisoner Lavin Karimi who is suffering from hemorrhage of stomach ulcer started a hunger strike on ...

Seven-year Bana symbolizes the resistant city of Aleppo

Bana Alabed, the little girl who was actively engaged in social networks to inform the world of the developments in Aleppo, ...

Iran: Girls under 15 forced into marriage in Kurdistan

Marriages of 339 girls under 15 years of age have been registered in Kurdistan Province this year, whose average age ...

Iran: With your dolls on your birthday

Hassan Jaafari published an open letter on December 13, 2016, on the birthday of political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared...

Iran: Women's rights activists temporarily released on heavy bail

Women's rights activist was temporarily freed from jail on December 19, 2016, after 25 days of detention in solitary ...

Iran: UNGA censures human, women's rights violations in Iran

The UN General Assembly adopted its 63rd resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran on December...

Iran: Young Kurdish woman sentenced to imprisonment

The Court of Saqqez (Iranian Kurdistan) issued a verdict of 18-month imprisonment for Sahar Faizi, 25, on December...

Iran: New case filed against Atena Daemi

A new case has been filed against the children and civil rights' activist Atena Daemi by the Revolutionary Guards Corps...

Iran: Imprisoned woman pressured to move her child to prison

Amnesty International issued an urgent action on Monday, December 19, 2016, on the conditions of Nazanin Zaghar...

Iran: Imprisoned women beaten up by electric batons

Women were beaten up by security forces after protesting the judicial process which ended in transferring them to the ...

Iran: Mild reform of marriage law confronted

In an interview with the state-run Fars news agency, Zahra Sajjadi opposed reforming the Iranian regime's marriage law ...

Iran: Imprisoned women on hunger strike

A number of women arrested during a sit-in in front of Evin Prison are imprisoned in Shahr-e Ray Prison. Some of these ...

Iran: Annual exclusion of 50,000 women from the job market

A recent study on women's employment and unemployment in Iran shows that an average of 50,000 women have been ...

Iran: Young women arrested

Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Corps in Chenaran announced that his forces had arrested 18 girls and boys...

Iran: Bereaved women commemorate fallen hero of 2009 uprising

A group of mothers of victims of the 2009 uprising held a ceremony on Friday, December 16, 2016, to commemorate ...

Iran: US Ambassador to UN calls for release of Narges Mohammadi

Samantha Power, the United States Ambassador to the UN, launched a #FreeToBeHome Political Prisoner Campaign on ...

Antonio Guterres appoints women for three top UN positions

Building on his promise to ensure gender parity and geographical diversity at the UN, Secretary-General-designate ...

Iran: Imprisoned woman protests inhuman prison conditions

Imprisoned human rights activist Golrokh Iraee sent out an open letter protesting dire conditions of her husband, Arash ...

Iran: Bahaii woman suffers broken elbow in prison

Bahaii prisoner Elham Farahani was transferred from Evin Prison to hospital for surgery on her broken arm...

Iran: Women arrested following protest outside Evin Prison

Following a protest in front of Tehran's Evin Prison on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, a number of women were ...

Iran: Calls to tighten control of veiling for flight attendants

The controversial representative of Khamenei in Mashhad underlined the need to impose further pressure on flight ...

Iran: Unemployment of disabled women is twice as much as men's

According to the estimates of the Welfare Organization, about 3 to 5 per cent of unemployment in every district is from ...

Maryam Rajavi calls for end to Iranian regime's war crimes in Aleppo

The Iranian Resistance's President-elect Maryam Rajavi hailed the steadfast people of the besieged city of Aleppo, describing ...

Yezidi women accept EU Sakharov rights award

Strasbourg, France, December 13, 2016 (dpa) - Two Yezidi women who survived sexual enslavement and torture by ...

Iran: Sunni detainees demand freedom of two imprisoned women

Sunni political prisoners of Gohardasht Prison (Karaj), published a declaration on December 13, 2016, calling for the ...

Civilians including women and children shot on the spot in Aleppo

Pro-Syrian regime forces have been entering homes in the last remaining rebel strongholds in eastern Aleppo and killing ...

A young woman's last call from Aleppo

I am one of the daughters of Aleppo. I will be raped in a short time from now…

Iran: AI calls for immediate release of Atena Daemi

Amnesty International issued an Urgent Action on December 12, 2016, protesting the illegal and violent arrest of human ...

Iran: Human Rights Day observed at women's ward of Evin

On the International Human Rights Day, the women imprisoned in the women's ward of the Evin Prison had a small ..

Iran: Young woman tortured in Mahabad Prison

Political prisoner Shahla Mohammadiani, 28, has been tortured viciously under interrogation for 67 days while detained in ...

Iran: Seven-year-old was prevented from entering the stadium

Security forces prevented a seven-year-old girl from entering Tehran's Azadi Stadium to watch a football game along with ...

Iran: Old woman peddler beaten up with electric shocker

Forces of the municipality of Ahwaz attacked and wounded a woman peddling in the street on December 6, 2016. She was ...

Iran: Woman prisoner beaten up for chanting 'death to dictator'

In the wake of her effort to defend the rights of other prisoners, political prisoner Afsaneh Bayazidi was badly beaten ...

Iran: Political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian is losing her sight-AI

With the approach of the International Human Rights Day, Amnesty International has launched a new petition for ...

Iran: Women's ward sit-in wins visit for imprisoned couple

Prisoners in the women's ward of the Evin Prison staged a sit-in on Sunday, December 4, 2016, and forced prison officials to ...

Iran: Security forces threaten mother of human rights activist

The mother of an imprisoned activist was threatened by security forces after she had an interview, explaining the ...

Iran: Students protest dormitory rules against women

A group of female students of Tehran's Allameh Tabataba'i University staged a protest on Saturday, December ...

Iran: State-backed woman opposes efforts promoting gender equality

The woman in charge of the women's paramilitary Bassij Force in Iran called for countering efforts that advocate gender ...

Iran: Number of female prisoners for undeliberated crimes doubled

The number women imprisoned for committing undeliberate crimes has doubled, said the spokesman of the parliamentary ...

Iran: 42 student groups call for release of Nargess Mohammadi

In a joint statement published on December 2, 2016, forty-two student groups and associations demanded unconditional ...

Iran: Women's rights activist detained on unknown charges

Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, a women's rights activist and photographer, in a phone call to her family informed them that ...

Iran: NCRI Women's Committee condemns clampdown on female prisoners

The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran issued a statement today, December...

Iran: Imprisoned women resist attacking agents

Intelligence agents raided the cell where Afsaneh Bayazidi and Hajar Piri are detained in the Central Prison of Kerman and ...

Iran: Women's ward sit-in wins visit for imprisoned couple

Prisoners in the women's ward of the Evin Prison staged a sit-in on Sunday, December 4, 2016, and forced prison officials to ...

Farideh Goudarzi: Tortured while pregnant

My name is Farideh Goudarzi. I am a supporter of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI). I left my country two months ago...

Shabnam Madadzadeh: I took wings and flew with two phrases

Following are excerpts from a speech by former political prisoner, Shabnam Madadzadeh, delivered on November...

Iran: Courageous prisoner blasts Prosecutor's staff

In an open letter smuggled out of prison 12 days ago, political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared blasted deputy Prosecutor ...