Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Book With Fellow Illustrators
By Ahmad Rafat
Seventeen Iranian and non-Iranian illustrators including Marjane Satrapi have released a book titled “Woman, Life, Freedom.” The book, originally published in French, has been translated into English and other languages, with Satrapi...
United Nations Must Investigate Armita’s Death in Tehran Metro, Says Human Rights Watch
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations must investigate the treatment of 16-year-old Armita Geravand by Iran’s morality police in the Tehran Metro on Oct. 1 and her subsequent death in a probe that should include...
Nobel Peace Prize Body Urges Iran to Give Laureate Mohammadi Medical Help
HELSINKI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Monday urged Iranian authorities to give medical help to this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi.
Mohammadi went on hunger strike in prison on Monday, according to...
Jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Goes on Hunger Strike
DUBAI/OSLO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike on Monday in protest against what she said was the jail's failure to give her access to medical care, the...
UN Rights Committee Calls on Iran to Disband Morality Police
GENEVA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday expressed concern over Iran's treatment of women and girls and called for the disbandment of the Islamic Republic's morality police.
In its review of Iran's human...
Artist Minoo Emami To Burn Her Own Paintings In Solidarity With Iranian Women’s Struggle
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The Iranian-born artist Minoo Emami plans to destroy a number of her early paintings in a sacrificial burning on the campus of the University of Hartford on November 11th.
Motivated by the sacrifices ...
UK Unveils New Safety Measures for Journalists Targeted by Iran Regime
By Natasha Phillips
The UK government announced new protections on Oct. 30 for journalists in Britain being threatened by the Islamic Republic in Iran. The measures included an online reporting tool and training for police...
Jailed Iranian Women’s Activist Smuggles Out Letter of Thanks for Nobel Peace Prize
STOCKHOLM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded earlier this month, saying it marked a turning point in "empowering protest...
Iranian Teenager Armita Geravand Dies After Alleged Confrontation
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, she went into a coma...
Islamic Republic Jails Two Journalists for Covering Protests Sparked by Death of Mahsa Amini
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.
The death of...