Women

Pledge of billions of dollars to strengthen women's rights worldwide

Several countries, NGOs, and private companies have pledged nine billion dollars over the next decade to strengthen human rights…

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Qom Seminary Teachers' Association Criticizes Women's Presence in Stadiums

The Qom Seminary Teachers' Association issued a statement criticizing the presence of women in Iranian stadiums and implicitly criticizing the Hassan Rouhani government.

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New restrictions and prevention of in-person visits: Maryam Akbari-Manfard: "My wife must be released"

Hassan Jafari, the husband of Maryam Akbari-Manfarid, who has been in prison since the day of Ashura in 2009, spoke in an interview with…

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اعتراض زندانیان سیاسی زن از اوین به “حاکمیت زن‌ستیز”

شماری از زندانیان سیاسی زن از اوین با انتشار بیانیه‌ای به “ستم و بی‌عدالتی علیه زنان” اعتراض کردند. به گفته…

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Women's rights activist Aaliyah Motabalzadeh's prison sentence upheld in appeals court

A three-year prison sentence was handed down by the court to Aaliyah Motabalzadeh, vice president of the Association for the Defense of Press Freedom and women's rights activist…

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Letter from a female activist imprisoned in Iran on the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty

Atena Daemi, a human rights activist serving her sentence in Evin Prison, wrote an open letter on the occasion of…

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Foreign media coverage of Iranian women's first appearance in the stadium after four decades of ban

After nearly four decades of being banned from attending stadiums, Iranian women have finally been allowed to participate under pressure from the International Football Federation, FIFA, and...

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Banking obstacles to women's entrepreneurship and self-employment

A member of the parliament's labor faction says banks are not giving loans to women who intend to become entrepreneurs or work in cooperatives.

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