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Tag : women rights

May 17, 2019

New Legislation, If Approved, Will Give Citizenship Rights to Children Born to Iranian Women

In an important step to eliminate a fundamental and longstanding discriminatory restriction on Iranian women and their children, Iran’s Parliament overwhelmingly ratified the ...

November 23, 2018

Iran Must Pass Legislation to Protect Women Against Violence

Bill Languishing for Years, While Women Are Abused with Impunity Women with Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Groups Face Heightened Risk of Abuse ...

January 31, 2018

“Girls of Revolution St” Protest Ignites Debate on Iran’s Compulsory Hijab

Iranian women protest their country’s hijab law ...

September 6, 2017

Iranian Women Banned From World Cup Stadium Game While Female Syrian Fans Allowed Entry

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July 18, 2017

Married Women in Iran Still Need “Permission” to Travel Abroad Under Amendment to Passport Law

Member of Parliament Parvaneh Salashouri (left) and human ...

July 14, 2017

Contradictory Laws Exasperate Debate Over Iranian Women’s Observance of Hijab in Cars

The growing number of women refusing to cover their hair while driving in Iran, especially during the hot ...

July 11, 2017

Rights Activists Urge Rouhani to Nominate Women to His Cabinet

Asieh Amini, journalist and women’s rights activist. Photo ...

June 28, 2017

Officials Warn Strict Punishment for Iranian Women Caught Wearing “Bad Hijabs” as Summer Heat Begins

Women caught with “bad hijabs” in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, will face criminal prosecution and their vehicles will be impounded, ...

June 26, 2017

Islamic Feminist Scholar: No Better Time For Rouhani to Nominate Women to His Cabinet

Jila Movahed Shariat Panahi President Hassan Rouhani should honor his campaign pledges to women and nominate them ...

June 12, 2017

Some Female Sports Fans Allowed to Watch Men’s Volleyball Match in Tehran, But Ban Persists

After being denied entry into Iran’s sports stadiums since 2012, hundreds of women were allowed inside Tehran’s 12,000-seat Azadi Arena on ...

June 3, 2017

Book Club Members in Iran Sentenced to Prison Time for Allegedly “Promoting Feminism”

Eight political and civil rights activists have received sentences of up to four years in prison for allegedly reading and spreading feminist literature in Iran ...

May 30, 2017

Nasrin Sotoudeh: To Improve Women’s Rights, Rouhani Must Curb Power of Security Agencies

Prominent human rights lawyer and former political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh has called on Iran’s newly re-elected president to improve gender equality by counteracting the repressive security apparatus ...

June 6, 2016

Officials Seek to Confront Iran’s Increasingly Popular “White Marriages”

The increasing popularity of Iranian couples living together without getting officially married has alarmed officials of the Islamic Republic who question the morality of ...

May 17, 2016

Women Prevented from Attending Iran’s Premier League Finale

Ban on Women in Stadiums Upheld Under President Rouhani Iranian women were once again blocked from attending ...

April 13, 2016

Iranian VP Summoned to Judiciary for Commenting on High Execution Rate of Drug Traffickers

Shahindokht Mowlaverdi, Iran’s vice president for Women and Family Affairs, has been summoned to the Judiciary to explain a comment ...

April 7, 2016

Disqualification of Elected Female Reformist MP Sparks Heated Debate in Iran

Two weeks have passed since Minoo Khaleghi’s election to Parliament in Iran’s recent elections was ...

March 24, 2016

In Brazen Electoral Interference, Hardliners Disqualify Female Reformist MP

Reformists Call on Rouhani to Stop Hardliners from Blocking Elected Candidates March 24, 2016—The reformist MP Minoo Khaleghi, newly elected to Parliament ...

March 22, 2016

Societal Demand in Iran for Female Representation in Government is Unstoppable

Hardliners' Entrenched Resistance is Overcome in Polls An overlooked outcome of Iran’s recent elections is the unprecedented success of women, ...

March 10, 2016

Mass Child Marriage Ceremony in Iran Denied by Local Officials

Fifty high school students were married in a mass ceremony in the Iranian city of Parsian, according to local news reports. But ...

March 4, 2016

Cartoon 142: International Women’s Day

On this March 8, 2016, International Women’s Day, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran urges all to strive for a world where ...

February 18, 2016

Iran’s Ban on Women at Volleyball Championship Continues with FIVB’s Nod

Security guards have prevented women from watching the Beach Volleyball World Championship on Iran’s Kish Island for a third consecutive day with ...

February 5, 2016

Iranian Couples Increasingly Living Together Outside of Marriage

First they called it “white marriage,” now it’s “black coupling.” But no matter how Iranian officials choose to denigrate the upward trend of young unmarried ...

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