Source: RadioFarda Two additional names who signed the second statement of Iranian women calling for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to step down have been summoned to the “Revolutionary …
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Source: RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (RFE/RL) Iran has released Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist who campaigned against the death penalty. Mohammadi, arrested in May 2015, was freed late on October 7 …
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Relatives of Giti Pourfazel, a lawyer and one of the signatories of the statement calling for the resignation of Surpreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reported that she has, once again, been …
Giti Pourfazel, signer of letter demanding Khamenei’s resignation, transferred to prison Read More
Iran arrested and beat Maryam Shariatmadari in 2018 for removing her headscarf. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL Source: Jerusalem Post SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 Turkey’s Islamic government arrested on Monday the prominent …
Turkey slated to deport Iranian anti-Hijab activist who faces execution Read More
By Golnaz Esfandiari Source: RadioFarda For 14 years, former Iranian journalist Sara Omatali kept quiet about the time she says a prominent painter sexually assaulted her. Last week, the …
Iran’s #MeToo Moment: Women’s Tweets Highlight Alleged Sexual Abuse, Rape By Prominent Figures Read More
Tehran – On Sunday, May 23, 2020, Soheila Hejab, Human rights lawyer was brutally attacked and arrested. Hejab, 30, who had been summoned to the Islamic Court of Appeals …
Revolutionary Guards agents attack Soheila Hejab, Human rights lawyer, brutally beating & arresting her Read More
Source: Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) Saba Kord Afshari, a civil activist who is currently imprisoned in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for “promoting …
Saba Kord Afshari was sentenced to extra 15 years of imprisonment despite being acquitted Read More
By AIW Staff When speaking to an international audience, Khomeinist officials often cite the fact of these elections as “evidence” that the regime is representative of the Iranian people. Mohammad …
Elections in Iran do not and will not reflect the desires of Iranians, especially women Read More
After a photo of her without a headscarf went viral, a female chess champion took refuge in Britain By Louise Callaghan Source: The Times When she was nine years old, …
Iran chess champion ponders next move after slip of the hijab Read More