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In the final days of the Iranian year 1397, the state-run media published reports on gender gap in the job market in Iran, unequal wages of women and men, women’s unemployment, etc. The state-run Salamatnews.com reported that according…
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The arrest and imprisonment of women activists has escalated in Iran since late January. The regime is ratcheting up pressure on political prisoners including female inmates to create an atmosphere of fear and terrorize a disgruntled and…
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The theme for International Women’s Day 2019 is “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.” In Iran, the path to gender equality, innovations, peace and prosperity, where women and youth could play their rightful roles in building the…
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Female nurses in Iran are entangled in a web of damaging problems. The quality of nursing services and the working conditions of nurses are categorized under social protection systems and access to public services, both significant…
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On the tenth year of her imprisonment, political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared sent out a letter from the women's ward of Evin Prison, in which she recounted her own and her family’s sufferings in these years, vowing to remain steadfast.…
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For 40 years, Islamic fundamentalism in Iran has placed enmity with women at the core of its crimes, intimidating the entire Iranian society through the repression of women. The 40 years of crimes against Iranian women under the mullahs’…
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The anniversary of the 1979 Revolution which toppled the Shah’s monarchic regime in Iran, is a reminder of Iranian women’s extensive role and impact in that era which is considered a leap forward in the history of the struggles of Iranian…
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The following interview entitled, “women protests in Iran,” by Manel Mslemi appeared by Europa.blog, on February 9, 2019. Paris, February 8 - A huge protest took place by the Iranian diaspora coming from so many European cities to show…
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Shining stars and heroines of the Iranian Resistance February 8th marks the anniversary of a fate-making event in the history of the Iranian people's quest for freedom. On February 8, 1982, Khomeini's Revolutionary Guards surrounded…
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“A crime remaining unpunished” is an article by Elham Zanjani, member of the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran which appeared on January 28, 2019, in the Scoop, an independent news outlet in New Zealand.…
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