Tag: Masih Alinejad
Iranian art school students beaten and arrested for defying headscarf rules
Source: France24 A group of Iranian students, incensed at rules imposed on June 12 requiring female students to wear a maqna’a – a conservative Islamic headscarf in black that covers …
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The Future of Iran’s Democracy Movement
Source: Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security Iran has been in the throes of nationwide anti-government protests since the September 16, 2022 killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini for …
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The West encourages Iran’s regime to rape, kidnap and kill
Source: AlArabiya By Mariam Memarsadeghi After the US foiled a 2021 plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran to kidnap dissident journalist Masih Alinejad from Brooklyn, New York, the regime has continued …
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Iran’s War on Women
Source: United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)
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Why Women Are Leading the Fight in Iran
Source: Journal of Democracy September 2022 By Ladan Boroumand Iran’s women were the Islamic Republic’s first target for repression. This is the newest chapter in their struggle to win back their …
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The Taliban says it will respect women. But we Iranians have seen this movie before
Opinion by Masih Alinejad Source: The Washington Post On Tuesday, the Taliban held a news conference in Kabul. Its spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, bent over backward to reassure the international community of the group’s …
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Iranian journalist and activist’s father being harassed and pressured
Niloofar Gholami, an Iranian journalist and activist, fled Iran in 2015; since then, she has been living in Turkey. Now, her father, Nasser Gholami, is being pressured and harassed …
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Brother of Women’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Jail in Tehran
Source: RadioFarda In Tehran, a court has upheld a sentence against Alireza Alinejad, the brother of the outspoken women’s rights activist’s Masih Alinejad, his attorney said. “Branch 36 of the …
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