Women’s News

Volunteer medical science students of the Azad University of Medical Sciences held a protest in front of the regime's parliament in Tehran, against the uncertainty of their situation, demanding determination of their status. A large…
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Two Baha’i women, Kimia Mostafavi and Kiana Rezvani, have been arrested in Kerman. Their whereabouts are still unknown. A Baha’i student, Shirin Bani Nejad, was also deprived of education and expelled from university due to her faith.…
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Women's participation rate in Iran’s job market in 2017 was only 16.8%. This is very low compared to the male participation rate which was 71.4% in 2017. The statistics are based on the United Nations Development Program. The Statistical…
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Farangis Mazloumi, mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi, is under severe pressure because of her son’s continued imprisonment. She said that she is being tortured every day and every night. In the wake of the widespread campaign of…
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Six UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs (UNSRs) called on Iran to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi access to appropriate health care, and reiterated calls for their immediate release. In a statement issued…
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Leila Rasouli, a young paramedic who was unable to find a job, ended her life. According to a newly released report, a young paramedic from Hamadan named Leila Rasouli, 30, committed suicide on December 29, 2018. With a paramedic…
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Nazanin Zaghari a British-Iranian dual-citizen held by the Iranian regime, started a hunger strike after interrogators tried to persuade her to become a spy for Iran. On Monday, January 14, 2019, Evin prisoner Nazanin Zagheri began a…
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Three female protesters detained in the women's ward of the Evin prison --Saba Kord Afshar, Yasamin Ariani and Azar Heydari-- have sent out an open letter expressing their protest against high prices and living conditions of the Iranian…
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A group of hardworking teachers of support schools in Yazd Province held a protest rally on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in front of the governorate to protest mismanagement of support schools and demand full payment of their salaries. Ms.…
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The continuous protests of different strata, including retirees and plundered credit depositors, continue in various cities of Iran with women actively participating. On Monday, January 14, 2019, protests were held in the cities of Tehran…
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