Mahsa Amini, Women’s Movement in Iran Win EU’s 2023 Sakharov Freedom Prize
BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The European Union parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Iranian woman Mahsa Amini who died in police custody last year and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran,...
Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Women and Girls Condemned by UN Experts
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic’s treatment of women was criticized during an Oct. 12 United Nations committee meeting in Geneva by several UN experts discussing violence against women and women’s rights defenders around the...
Iranian Health Professionals Are Migrating In Droves, Former Lawmaker Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Avaz Heidarpour, an anesthetist and a former member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), has warned that 10,000 healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives) are seeking employment in foreign countries annually.
“The number of...
Nobel Prize for Iranian Activist Highlights Plight of Iran’s Women -Zaghari-Ratcliffe
By Kayhan Life Staff / Reuters - The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi will help shine a light on the plight of the country's women, her former cellmate Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe...
Leaders React to Jailed Iranian Activist Mohammadi’s Nobel Peace Prize Victory
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Nobel Peace Prize: Narges Mohammadi Wins on Behalf of Thousands of Iranian Women Struggling for...
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Iranian Peace Laureate Mohammadi: ‘Lioness’ Locked Up for Challenging Tehran
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has sacrificed her freedom for most of her adult life and faces many more years behind bars as she vows to...
ANALYSIS: How Iran Treats Women
Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Nobel Peace Prize for jailed activist Narges Mohammadi has heightened scrutiny on women's rights in Iran.
Tehran rejects accusations of discrimination, but these are some of the ways it treats women, according to 2021 and 2023 reports...
Jailed Iranian Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi’s Daughter: ‘I Miss You Dearly’
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - "I am exceptionally proud of you, and I miss you dearly," said the daughter of imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Mohammadi, 51, has sacrificed her freedom for most of...
Mohammadi’s Nobel Peace Prize Highlights Courage of Iranian Women, UN Rights Office Says
GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed activist Narges Mohammadi highlighted the courage and determination of Iranian...
