Iran: Poor conditions of women’s ward in Sanandaj prison
The Iranian regime has no respect for human rights and international standards. Women are considered second-class citizens and female prisoners...
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Women's News
U.S. slams violations of women’s rights in Iran
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has criticized the Iranian regime’s record on women’s rights.Ambassador Samantha Powers...
Read moreIran: Women will uphold less than 1% of government jobs
Ali Jamali Qomi, head of statistics, planning and human resources in Iran’s Management and Planning Organization, described the annual goals...
Read moreFirst Nowruz for former Gharchak Varamin prisoner
Elham Ferdowsi, a gifted college student studying economics, was a prisoner in the notorious Gharchak Varamin prison for over two...
Read moreIranian regime approves and rejects women’s presence in sports stadiums, all in one day
On April 4, 2015 state-run website ‘Khane Varzesh’ quoted a deputy of the Minister of Sports and Youth that the...
Read moreIran: Harsh life of rug-weaving women and girls
Their hands are covered with callus. Every two weeks they have to clip the calluses so they can continue to...
Read moreNew proposed laws reduce Iranian women to ‘baby making machines’
If two new proposed laws are approved, Iranian women can face significant restrictions in use of contraceptives and be further...
Read moreIran: Political prisoner transferred from Gharchak prison to Evin after threatening to stage hunger strike
Political prisoner Hakimeh Shokri, who was held in Evin Prison from December 2012, was illegally transferred to Gharchak Varamin Prison...
Read moreDomestic violence backed by law in Iran
Based on a research carried out by the Office of Social Affairs of Iran’s Interior Ministry in 2004, 66% of...
Read moreUnemployment rising among Iranian women
In Iran only 12% of women are employed, and 52% of those employed have unofficial jobs, marking the highest unemployment...
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