Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women in Iran
Source: Department of Justice
Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women in Iran Read MoreSource: Department of Justice
Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women in Iran Read MoreMs. Geeti Pourafzal, prominent lawyer and women and human rights activist, has been missing for the last week. Her husband has reported that he does not know who has …
Another female lawyer being held by the Khomeinist regime without news Read MoreSource: Amnesty International By Mansoureh Mills, Iran Researcher at Amnesty International “Child bride.” “Criminal.” “Juvenile offender.” These are some of the many labels assigned to Zeinab Sekaanvand during her far too …
She Was a Teenage Victim of Domestic Violence and Rape. She Sought Help. This Week, Iran Executed Her Read MoreBy Kaveh Taheri Source: HuffPost There is a large disparity when comparing women’s rights in Iran and in the West: Iranian women are still denied their basic fundamental rights. …
Iranian Women Still Denied Fundamental Rights Read MoreBy Banafsheh Zand Excerpted from Gutting Iran Tehran’s pre-revolution red light district, Shahr’eh No (‘New Town’ is a series of 15 photos by legendary Iranian photographer, Kaveh Golestan, photographed in Shahr’eh …
Prostitution before and after the revolution Read MoreSource: PBS A rare look at dissent in Iran, including the abuse of female prisons, is told in a co-production with NewsHour and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Iranian Women Prisoners Detail Torture: ‘Death Was Like a… Read MoreBy Banafsheh Zand Source: PJMedia Today is International Women’s Day, and Iranian women will be on the streets demanding their rights. Iranian women’s fight for suffrage goes as far back …
Every March 8, Iranian Women Stand Against the Regime Read MoreA television documentary team has pieced together details surrounding the case of a 16-year-old girl, executed two years ago in Iran. Source: BBC On 15 August, 2004, Atefah Sahaaleh was …
Execution of a teenage girl Read More