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28 Aug 2018, 6:06 am
Iran Looks to International Court and European Leaders for Help on Sanctions Iran has taken its case against the reinstatement of U.S. sanctions to the International Court of Justice. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 8:20 am
The blog now plays an important role in disseminating information about women's rights in Iran. [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 8:08 am
Nearly every country in the world has ratified CEDAW; the United States is one of only seven that have not, together with Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Nauru, Palau, and Tonga. [read post]
20 Jun 2009, 10:47 pm
The men and women of Iran who are risking their lives, and dying, in the streets of Tehran for democracy deserve our prayers and support. [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 7:53 am
[M]en and women express strikingly similar views within each country on the role of Sharia in legislation.... [read post]
20 Aug 2023, 11:10 am
On Wednesday, Bidarzani, an independent women’s rights group, published details of Iranian security forces raids, which included the arrests of 11 women’s rights defenders and a political activist. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 5:00 am
” Yet, the US’ words of support to women across the world ring hollow when the US is one of only six countries (including Iran and Sudan) to not have ratified the Women’s Rights Treaty (CEDAW). [read post]
21 Feb 2010, 2:00 pm
And while Iran has made great strides in some areas since the 1979 Revolution—most notably in literacy rates and in education for women and girls—Iran’s overall record is abysmal, as was made clear in Amnesty International’s submission to the UPR process. [read post]
6 Oct 2023, 2:35 am
"Said the Nobel Committee, quoted in "Narges Mohammadi, Jailed Iranian Activist, Is 2023 Laureate The activist, who is serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran, was honored 'for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran'" (NYT).Over the past 30 years, Iran’s government has penalized her over and over for her activism and her writing.... [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 2:37 pm
In Iran, perhaps the regime is threatened by something that is only fun and games. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 5:23 pm
” For many communities outside of Tehran, Amini’s death is more than an abuse of women’s freedom. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 3:04 pm
people in Iran [about 60-70,000 per year] . . . have their noses made smaller through rhinoplasty, even young Moslem women who hide most of their faces with traditional scarves. [read post]
6 Jan 2024, 5:10 am
The Jin, Jiyan, and Azadi protests that Hamzeh-Zadeh participated in were a series of movements in Kurdish regions of Iran and Syria meant to promote women’s rights in the Middle East. [read post]
14 Jan 2024, 12:51 pm
They are, however, banned from traveling outside Iran. [read post]
10 Jun 2009, 12:42 pm
Or if instead of arresting and constantly harassing women rights activists such as Jelva Javaheri, the Iranian authorities could champion these feisty and tireless women in their efforts to improve the lives of Iranian women. [read post]
5 Jul 2007, 3:08 am
[JURIST] Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [official website; BBC profile] has warned that women's rights activists should not attempt to reconcile or replace the Sharia [JURIST news archive] with international conventions or western ideals of women's rights, saying Wednesday that the current Islamic jurisprudence may only be altered if new insight is supported by the Qur'an and [read post]
20 Oct 2015, 11:06 pm
" "Iran must immediately stop killing children," he insisted.Dubravka Simonovic, the expert UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, highlighted the court's lack of consideration for the circumstances surrounding Salbehi's crime, which she said were "emblematic of the struggles victims of domestic abuse face in the judicial system. [read post]
18 Apr 2023, 6:48 am
Among the journalists arrested is Vida Rabbani, a well known women’s rights defender in Iran who was detained and permanently banned from practicing journalism. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 11:16 am
The bravery shown by millions of Iranians: young and old, women and men, middle and working-class, residents of Tehran and many other cities, is truly astounding and a testament to the human spirit. [read post]
14 Nov 2010, 2:31 pm
‘Don’t kill women! [read post]
