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Tag: Iranian women
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Murders of Two Women: Deep Failures of the State in Protecting Women from Violence
The murders of Elaheh Hosseinnejad and Hanieh Behboudi in Iran have reignited outrage over gender-based violence, exposing systemic legal failures and highlighting the urgent…
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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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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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Moderates Aiming for Gender Inclusivity in City Administration
With the victory of the Iranian moderates in the municipal elections, many are entertaining the prospect of a reversal of the recent anti-women policies…
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Undercover informants to prevent women from using Caspian Sea beaches
Undercover morality police will be engaged in Gilan-Iran for the “establishment of a more spiritual atmosphere in the province’s beaches and preservation of moral…
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Iranian mothers still denied getting citizenship for children
Iranian Parliament has voted against giving citizenship to the children of Iranian mothers and fathers who are foreign nationals. The Fars News Agency reports…