In examining the eight Islamic Republic parliaments, from the very first Parliament, which included only four women, despite the historic role that women played in the success of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, to the fourth one, in which a record 14 women became lawmakers, and then to the sixth Parliament, which did the most […]
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Nobel Women’s Initiative calls for release of Green Movement leaders
GVF — The Nobel Women’s Initiative on Wednesday called for the “unconditional release” of the leaders of Iran’s opposition Green Movement Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahdi Karoubi and Zahra Rahnavard.
Iranian regime sentences Christian women to 2 years of prison
Christian convert Leila Mohammadi, who was arrested by security forces in her workplace, was sentenced to two years of prison by the Revolutionary Court…
20 percent of the homeless in Tehran are women
Reza Jagiri, the Social Deputy of the Welfare and Social Participation Organization stressed that carton sleepers [homeless people who sleep in carton boxes on the streets] will be gathered from the city.
Iranian women call for greater representation in Parliament
Iranian women’s groups have called on Parliament’s Speaker, Ali Larijani, to increase the number of female MPs in the next Parliament, which will be voted on this coming March.
Iranian women banned from kick boxing in Iran
Kurdistan security forces seize over 60,000 satellite dishes and arrest 1,900 people for watching satellite channels.
Nobel Women’s Initiative highlights prison case of Iran attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh
(WNN) Iran: For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign the Nobel Women’s Initiative highlighted the plight of Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh who still remains under incarceration in spite of international campaigns for her release.
Qom women’s affairs cleric says equal education for girls and boys will lead to change in their sexual identity
The head of the Women’s Observation and Research affiliated with the Central Management of the Sister’s Religious Seminaries said, “The existence of an equal educational system for girls and boys will lead to a change in their sexual identity”.
Women banned from working as secretaries in Bushehr offices
The Bushehr Governor cited the ban on the use of female secretaries for [company] managers and said, “The plan for gender segregation for office employees in Bushehr will be carried out”…
Call for Solidarity with Iranian Women’s Movement: Coming Together with The Butterflies for Peace
The following statement has been endorsed by over 160 prominent Iranian women’s rights advocates, activists and scholars living abroad. This was meant to show solidarity with women’s rights activists inside Iran and echo their voices internationally.