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13 Feb 2012, 1:39 pm by PunditMom
In 2006, he authored and passed the Iran Freedom and Support Act, which was not only visionary as it foresaw the danger of a nuclear Iran, but it also provided support to the revolutionary movement in Iran which hoped to overthrow the government, one that is extremely oppressive towards women. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 12:08 pm by firstamendmentblogger
Global Free Speech Update Iran: Iran this week broadcast the execution of two men convicted of "counterrevolutionary" acts and defying god. [read post]
5 Dec 2022, 10:30 am
According to this new decree, women who did not observe the Islamic dress code no longer faced fines or imprisonment but rather had to attend Islam educational classes" (Hijab law in Iran over the decades: the continuing battle for reform)). [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 2:56 pm by Selene Kaye, Center for Liberty
In fact, the U.S. is now one of only seven countries that have not ratified CEDAW, together with Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Nauru, Palau, and Tonga. [read post]
29 Jun 2008, 7:27 am
This is not the first such park in Iran, nor the first woman-only installation: before becoming Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was mayor of Teheran. [read post]
2 Sep 2015, 10:02 am by sgottlieb
The position of women has been changing radically; they are extremely well educated and participate in large numbers in Iranian professional life as doctors, attorneys, etc. [read post]
11 Nov 2008, 2:17 pm by Laura Spann
 The organization released this report on women’s rights defenders in Iran last February. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 10:22 am
More details on the event are available here.Sadr’s advocacy focuses primarily on women’s rights in Iran. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 6:08 pm
The women were found guilty of murder.According to 2014 estimates, Saudi Arabia has the third highest execution rate while the top two positions are held by China and Iran. [read post]
15 Apr 2024, 4:55 am by Beatrice Yahia
  GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall and injured over a dozen others only targeted women, the police commissioner said today. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 5:30 pm by Jeralyn
The men had been charged with breaking into a private orchard in June and raping the women after abducting them. [read post]
7 Apr 2022, 6:15 am by Unknown
Journal articles:"Exploring the Challenges of Afghan Refugee Women Facing COVID-19: A Qualitative Study in Iran," Frontiers in Public Health, 31 March 2022 [open access]"Financial dependence and intimate partner violence (IPV) among married Syrian refugee women living in non-camp settings in Jordan," Journal of Global Health Reports, vol. 6 (2022) [open access]"Patriarchy’s Link to Intimate Partner Violence: Applications to… [read post]
21 Jun 2009, 3:02 am
So I'm wondering to what extent the media may be considered to interfere, and to what extent the events in Iran are a result of media and the power of modern commication technology.I'm wondering this because here in Paris, I have met Iranian women who contradict the image we outside Iran have all been given of what it's like on the inside. [read post]
11 Dec 2022, 2:45 pm by Howard Friedman
 The United States stands fully with these brave women and men fighting for their basic human rights in the face of oppression and injustice — and we always will. [read post]
7 Jun 2020, 2:51 pm by Tom Smith
Before he beheaded his 14-year-old daughter with a farming sickle, Reza Ashrafi called a lawyer.His daughter, Romina, was going to dishonor the family by running off with her 29-year-old boyfriend, he said. [read post]
30 Oct 2011, 12:43 pm by admin
What is posing a threat to the Zionist regime is not the missiles of Iran  . . . but the strong will of men women and youth h in Muslim countries . . [read post]