February 23, 2026
Iran’s feminist social revolution rages on
As a wave of protests stemming from the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman enters its second month, demonstrations have spread worldwide.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
January 19, 2026
The world must stand with those speaking out in Iran
It has been more than 40 years since I was imprisoned in Iran for speaking out against human rights abuses and state executions, and for defending women’s rights. I spent eight years behind bars in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. I was tortured. I remember it as if it happened yesterday.
Women and Politics in Post-Jina Iran
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October 15, 2025
Women and Politics in Post-Jina Iran
The act was a forceful symbol of her support for the movement and condemnation of the Iranian regime.
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The act was a forceful symbol of her support for the movement and condemnation of the Iranian regime.
Iranian Feminist Resistance: Paving the Way to National and Global Change
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October 15, 2025
Iranian Feminist Resistance: Paving the Way to National and Global Change
Women of Iran, similar to those across many parts of the region, benefit from a long history of feminist activism.
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Women of Iran, similar to those across many parts of the region, benefit from a long history of feminist activism.
Iranian protesters are making demands in charters and bills of rights
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October 15, 2025
Iranian protesters are making demands in charters and bills of rights
It’s been six months since the latest spark ignited mass protests in Iran — the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa (Jina) Amini in moralit
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It’s been six months since the latest spark ignited mass protests in Iran — the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa (Jina) Amini in moralit
Women’s activism in Iran continues, despite street protests dying down in face of state repression
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October 15, 2025
Women’s activism in Iran continues, despite street protests dying down in face of state repression
Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.
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Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.
‘People in Iran deserve peace and civil society is striving to make that possible’
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October 14, 2025
‘People in Iran deserve peace and civil society is striving to make that possible’
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Are Iranian women defining the point of no return?
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October 14, 2025
Are Iranian women defining the point of no return?
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish girl, traveled to Tehran on a family holiday. She never returned.
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Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish girl, traveled to Tehran on a family holiday. She never returned.
March 19, 2025
Iran: Authorities target women’s rights activists with arbitrary arrest, flogging and death penalty
Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists demanding equality or who defy compulsory veiling using arbitrary detention, unjust prosecution, flogging, and even the death penalty in a bid to qua