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Tag: women’s rights
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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…
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Football official notes foreign women are allowed in stadiums
The head of Iran’s Football Federation says there are no restrictions that keep foreign women from entering football stadiums in Iran. Ali Kafashian’s statement…
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FIFA chief criticizes Iran for barring women from sports matches
The head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, has spoken out against banning women from sports stadiums, urging Iran to end the prohibition of women from…
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Administration seems to back down on women’s right to sing
The Ministry of Culture appears to have caved in to pressure from Islamic Republic hardliners regarding women singing in public, as a recent report…
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Labour minister decries women’s inequality in the workforce
Iran’s labour minister says women’s rights in the workplace are not being fully observed and they are now being hired at lower wages compared…