Women's rights

Marking the 3-year anniversary of 25 Khordad rallies
Coordination Council calls for ‘silent’ commemoration of 2009 protest anniversary
The Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope has called for commemorations to be held on the third anniversary of the electoral coup that sparked the largest demonstrations in Iran since the 1979 revolution.
'Happy Green day'
Ahead of election anniversary, activists launch green Facebook campaign
Just days before Iranians mark the third anniversary of the widely contested 2009 presidential elections, a group of opposition supporters are using the social networking site Facebook as a platform for commemorating the election and its aftermath.
Zahra Khodabakhsh, daughter of Shargh investor, detained
Zahra Khodabakhsh, daughter of Shargh newspaper’s financial investor Ali Khodabakhsh, has been arrested.
Amidst hot Tehran temperatures
Iran's 'fashion police' come down hard on 'deviant' dress codes: Images
As summer temperatures soar in the nation’s capital, Iran’s moral police or “Gasht Ershahd” are adopting an increasingly confrontational attitude towards fashion trends they deem as in incompatible with the Islamic dress code, reprots the semi-official Mehr news agency.
Student activist Mahdieh Golroo released after 30 months in prison
A student activist has been released after thirty months in prison.
In letter to judiciary head and parliament speaker
130 media figures demand 'release of all journalists'
Close to 130 Iranian journalists have called on the judiciary chief as well as the speaker of parliament to take action against the on-going repression of journalists in the country.
Cartoon: Walking Together (for Mahsa Amrabadi and Masoud Bastani)
Cartoon by Mana Neyestani: Walking Together (for Mahsa Amrabadi and Masoud Bastani)
Journalist Mahsa Amrabadi summoned to serve out jail term
Iranian journalist Mahsa Amrabadi has been summoned to serve out a one-year prison term.
Dr Mohammad Maleki: 'Springtime of liberty is near'
'You've set Iran ablaze' former prisoner tells Chief Prosecutor
In a strongly-worded letter to Tehran’s Chief Prosecutor, retired university professor Mohammad Maleki has expressed his outrage over the arrest of ailing human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.
Unemployment double amongst women
100,000 labour layoffs in last year, says official
More than 100,000 Iranian workers lost their jobs in the past year alone, says the head of Iran’s House of Labour.



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