Who Is Narges Mohammadi and Why Is She in Prison?
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women's rights advocate serving 12 years in jail, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a decision likely to anger Tehran's theocratic government.
Who is Narges Mohammadi and why...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammadi Says Global Support Makes Her ‘More Hopeful’ -NYT
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a statement to the New York Times on Friday that global support and recognition of her human rights advocacy makes her "more...
Iran’s Tasnim Newspaper Denies Armita Geravand’s Mother Was Arrested
By Parisa Hafezi and Elwely Elwelly
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - An Iranian rights group said that security forces on Thursday arrested the mother of a teenage girl who was in a coma in hospital following a...
Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little
OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic's condemnation.
The award-making...
Iran Regime Says US, UK, Germany Express “Insincere Concern” Over Iranian Women
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran hit back at Western criticism of its treatment of women on Thursday amid reports by rights groups that a teenage girl was in critical condition in hospital and in a coma...
Rights Group Says Mother of Armita Geravand Arrested in Iran
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The mother of Armita Geravand, Shahin Ahmadi, has been arrested by Iranian security forces, the Iranian-Kurdish rights group Hengaw said on X platform on Thursday.
There has been no official confirmation yet...
Iran’s Parliament To Give Government More Power to Monitor Citizens’ Lives
By Kayhan Life Staff
Article 75 of Iran’s 7th National Development Plan gives greater power to the Islamic Republic to monitor the daily activities of Iranian citizens and intrude in their private lives. The measure...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic’s Suppression of a National Movement
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Islamic Republic has marked the start of the new school year by intensifying its efforts to stifle student movement and the activities of teachers’ unions. The state is tightening its grip...
Sexual Abuse of Boys Highlighted in Documentary on Iran
By Natasha Phillips
A new documentary titled “Can I hug you?” by the awardwinning director Elahe Esmaili and her husband Hossein Behboudirad — who produced the film — aims to highlight the sexual abuse of...
Iran Protesters Mark Anniversary of Bloody Crackdown in Southeast
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Protesters faced off with security forces in Iran's restive southeast on Friday to mark the anniversary of a Sept. 30, 2022, crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday", according to rights...
