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The Revival of Compulsory Hijab
Iran’s quiet reactivation of compulsory hijab mechanisms—morality police, service denial, and informal bill enforcement—deepens state control over women, violates core human rihts rights, and…
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“Orange the World”: One Year of Violence Against Women in Iran
Annual data from Iranian rights groups reveal at least 110 femicides, 63 rapes, 180 “honor killings” and expanding structural, legal and state violence against…
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Tehran Police Chief Suspends Decision to Fire Policemen for the Brutal Arrest of a Young Woman
Two Policemen were supposed to be fired for a recent brutal arrest of a young woman in Tehran. But the decision was suspended a…
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“Fighting Against Forced Hijab Doesn’t Have any Borders” – In Conversation with Yasmine Mohammed
Yasmine Mohammed is an Arab-Canadian human rights activist, college instructor and writer. Yasmine was raised in a fundamentalist Sunni Muslim family in Canada. At…
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Iranian Woman MP Legitimizes Protest against Compulsory Hijab
Head of Iranian Parliament’s Women’s Faction reports that their faction has been investigating the protests against compulsory hijab in Iran that started as of…
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Iran Arrests Women Protesting against Discriminatory Laws
Efforts by women’s rights activists to stage demonstrations in front of the Ministry of Labour on International Women’s Day was met with violence on…
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Interview with an Enghelab Street Woman Protesting Compulsory Hijab
The interview you are about to read speaks to Setareh, one of the Women of Enghlab Street, a name dedicated to the women who…
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We Won’t Be Silenced: Women’s Demands in Three Episodes
by: Parvaneh Vahidmanesh What does March 8 mean for Iranian women? What is their share of the decades of struggle by women’s rights activists…