International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
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The Day of Women and Earth: The Festival of Spandarmad
Spenta Armaiti was one of the six great Amesha Spentas (holy immortals) who with Ahura Mazda made up the Zoroastrian Heptad that dominated the Zoroastrian cosmology of the Sasanian period.
Lawyer and Women’s Rights Activist Hopes Discriminatory Passport Law Does Not Pass
Lawyer and women’s rights activist Farideh Gheirat told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the new Passport and Exit Law bill, which will make it mandatory for girls and women to have the approval of their “guardian” (father, husband, or paternal grandfather) to exit the country, is […]
Women’s right activists demonstrate for Sotoudeh
Scores of Iranian women’s rights activists gathered in front of the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday December 2 to call for proper handling of the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the jailed lawyer who has been on a hunger strike for close to 50 days.
Why We Should ‘Adopt’ Iranian Women Prisoners of Conscience
The plight of Iranian women prisoners of conscience was under the radar. Now that many names of those in Evin prison have been published, these courageous women must not be forgotten and the Iranian government should be pressured for their immediate release.
Iran Deputies To Mull Draft Law Restricting Women’s Right To Travel
Lawmakers in Iran are preparing to consider legislation that may drastically alter an adult woman’s ability to obtain a passport and travel outside the country.
Guards replaced at women’s section of Evin Prison
After nine female political prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest against their mistreatment by prison guards, reports indicate that guards in the women’s ward of Evin Prison have been replaced.
Iranian activists urge prisoners to end strike
More than 95 Iranian social and political activists have issued a letter urging the women at Evin Prison to end their hunger strike out of concern for their lives.
Political prisoners decry treatment of women at Evin
Twenty-six political prisoners at Iran’s Rejaishahr Prison have issued a statement that condemns the recent attack at Evin Prison’s women’s ward and calls for an end to the mistreatment of prisoners.
Mahboubeh Karami, Human Rights and Women Activists prisoner not permitted for medical leave
Mahboubeh Karami, Human Rights and Women Activists prisoner with sever physical and mental problems was not permitted for medical leave by Iran’s judicial authorities.