The prominent human rights activist and lawyer Massoud Shafiee, who represented three American hikers detained in Iran in 2009, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since the hikers left Iran, he has been summoned and interrogated several times, and has been kept from finding new clients or traveling abroad. “I […]
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Rouhani’s women’s affairs deputy needs husband’s permission to travel
President Hassan Rouhani’s deputy for women and family affairs has admitted that even she needs her husband’s permission to apply for a passport to travel abroad. Responding on Facebook to a friend’s question about this issue, Shahindokht Mulaverdi added: “Article 18 of the proposed passport law aims to tackle the issue of husbands’ consent. […]
Nasrin Sotoudeh Ends 49-Day Hunger Strike After Daughter’s Travel Ban Lifted
After 49 days on hunger strike, Nasrin Sotoudeh has ended her hunger strike today, December 4. On his Facebook page, Reza Khandan, the human rights lawyer’s husband, wrote at 8:00 p.m.
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.
Actors who don’t comply with dress code banned from travel, says judiciary
GVF — The spokesman for the Iranian judiciary has announced that Iranian actors who do not fully comply with the dress code for women (hijab) will be barred from leaving the country.
Activists decry travel ban for young girl
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace laureate, has written to UNICEF to describe the recent travel ban imposed on the 13-year-old daughter of jailed lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s 13-year Old Daughter Banned From Foreign Travel
A security court in Tehran has ruled to ban foreign travel for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, and her daughter, Mehraveh Khandan, 13. Reza and Mehraveh Khandan each received a ruling and summons notice from Branch Two of Tehran’s Shahid Moghaddas Court, located next to Evin Prison, which is dedicated […]
Head of Airport Police says ‘improperly veiled women’ will be banned from travel
The head of the Airport Police said that the police would “give guidance to those who do not follow the Islamic dress code”.
Travel | heart of the kavir Irans great desert realm
A walk through an alien world, harsh and magnificent.A crowd of many hundreds have gathered by the dried-up bed of the Zayanderud (life-giver river); the river has been dry for a long time due to an extended drought that has affected Iran in recent years.