women in Iran

‘Draconian’ Surveillance on Hijab Rule in Iran, Amnesty Says

Iranian authorities are currently enforcing "widespread surveillance" of women in public spaces, according to an Amnesty International report released on Wednesday. Tehran seeks to break Iranian women's resistance to headscarf legislation. Iranian authorities are subjecting women to widespread surveillance to enforce the obligatory headscarf, ...

Iran's Crushing Protests in 2022 Led to "Crimes Against Humanity”

According to a UN-mandated expert report published on Friday, March 8, the crackdown on the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran in September 2022 led to crimes against humanity. The violent repression of peaceful protests and discrimination against women and girls by Tehran led to serious rights violations, many amounting to ...

Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Faces New Trial

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi faces a new trial over accusations she made against the security forces of sexually assaulting female prisoners, her family said on Saturday. The trial, due to begin on Sunday, relates to an audio message she shared from prison in April, which was also shared by supporters. In it, she ...