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Tag: women
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Women in President Rohani’s Cabinet
There are conflicting news regarding the presence of women in President Rohani’s new cabinet. Some say women might be present at the ministerial level…
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Iranian women sports spectators: in or out?
Images of spectators participating in the third week of the world volleyball championships in Tehran revealed a number of women inside the stadium.
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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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Young woman resorts to disguise in attempt to cheer football team
Iranian women were excluded once again from entering a sports stadium to watch their favourite team compete in Iran’s Premier Football League. The Varzesh…
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Women barred from provincial stages as classical concert tours
The third leg of Shahram and Hafez Nazeri’s Persian classical music concert tour is set to kick off in Isfahan on May 19 and…
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Freedom
By Shahrokh Heydari
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Early results: at least five women win their ridings
While the final results of the vote count remain unannounced in Tehran reports indicate that at least five women from other cities have managed…
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Rejected female candidates risk backlash in small towns
The Iranian president’s advisor on women’s affairs, Fahimeh Farahmanpour, has expressed grave concern over the Guardian Council’s widespread disqualification of women running in the…
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Parliament set to approve shorter work week for women
Iraj Abdi, a spokesman for Iranian Parliament’s Social Commission, says new regulations will soon be approved to let women work reduced hours under certain…
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Ten women run for Assembly of Experts, hundreds run for Parliament
Hossein Ali Amiri, the secretary and spokesman for the Interior Ministry’s election headquarters, says 10 women have registered their names to run for a…
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National Trust Party sets target for electing female MPs
Samieh Tahmasbi, the head of the National Trust Party’s women’s branch, says it is aiming to capture 30 percent of parliamentary seats in the…
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Visa problems may ground Women’s futsal team
The Iranian Women’s National Futsal team may be unable to compete in the 2015 World Tournament even though they won the championship in Asia.…