Iran’s “nude revolutionary” Farahani says image is symbolic

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani has left much of the Islamic world in an uproar over her nude image in a French magazine, which she then posted on Facebook. The actress has spoken out, saying she wanted to make a symbolic gesture about nudity and sex .

Iranian Young woman arrested last year for Facebook activities against islamic regime

Persian2English – There has been no word on Hanieh (a.k.a. Sharareh) Farshi Shotorban since regime security agents arrested her in Tabriz in July 2010. According to reliable sources, the young Iranian woman was arrested for her membership in Facebook and online activities.

Victims of Iranian "justice"

By Dr Roya Boroumand
"

There is no room in revolutionary courts for defense lawyers because they keep quoting laws to play for time" .
— Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali, the first religious judge appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini to head the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal, May 13, 1979
"If a lawyer comes to believe that his client is guilty, he must not contribute to the prolongation of the trial; he must understand that he would be held accountable in the Hereafter .

Interview with dr Ladan Boroumand, Co-founder of Omid Memorial (Iran)

www.abfiran.org/

The Omid Memorial is an online memorial database founded by two sisters, Ladan and Roya Boroumand, which serves as a digital commemoration of those executed by the Islamic regime in Iran since 1979.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Five Iranian women suspiciously die in Varamin Prison

According to reports, in the past two nights, five women suspiciously died in the Qarchak Prison in Varamin. This prison is used to detain female prisoners in Tehran.

Iranian Women’s rights activist Alieh Eghdamdoost released from Evin prison

Alieh Eghdamdoost , a women’s rights activist arrested for her peaceful activism, was released from prison on Sunday morning. Eghdamdoost, who is in her sixties, was forced to endure three consecutive years in Evin prison without one day of furlough .

who is a danger to our iranian national security? mothers or the islamic republic rulers ?

The ruling minority in Iran is is tightening its grip against political groups, social activists and even ordinary people and is increasing the repression and the authoritarian rule in more savage ways, day by day.

Tuesday 03 January 2012

Ailing political prisoner’s mother arrested

According to a close source who spoke to Fatemeh Alvandi, she was released after a few hours after Iranian authorities made a promise to take care of Mahmoudian’s ailing condition.

Saturday 31 December 2011

Iranian women banned from kick boxing in Iran by islamic regime

According to new orders, from now on women are banned from participating in all kinds of sport competitions that are held in rings including kick boxing and Muay Thai and federations who cover these sports have to pay close attention to this issue .

Iranian Journalist Fatemeh Kheradmand has been arrested by islamic intelligence agents

Human Rights House of Iran – Journalist Fatemeh Kheradmand was arrested last night at her home and transferred to Evin prison. She is the wife of journalist Masoud Lavasani, who was released from Evin prison on September 8th after enduring approximately two years behind bars .

Monday 26 December 2011

Sakineh Ashtiani could be hanged in Iran by islamic court

Authorities in Iran say they are moving ahead with plans to execute a woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, but are considering whether to carry out the sentence by hanging instead .

Call for Solidarity with Iranian Women’s Movement: Coming Together with The Butterflies for Peace

by: Kiana Karimi
3 December 2011

The following statement has been endorsed by over 160 prominent Iranian women’s rights advocates, activists and scholars living abroad. This was meant to show solidarity with women’s rights activists inside Iran and echo their voices internationally.

Majid Dori’s Mother: “He Falls Into Comma & Can’t Stand up for Days"

Thursday, 10 November 2011 20:44 admin1

While Majid Dori remains locked up in Behbahan Prison for the last 29 months, his family’s efforts to release him on furlough or transfer him to a prison in Tehran have been unsuccessful. Majid Dori is an imprisoned student expelled from Allameh Tabatabai Univerity (ATU) and exiled to the city of Behbahan in Khuzestan Province .

Iranian Feminism after uprising against Islamic republic regime in June 2009

Iranian

Feminism after June 2009: A Conversation with Zillah Eisenstein
By Golbargh Bashi in New York
The world has now witnessed the extraordinary presence of Iranian women in the democratic struggles of their nation -- both before and after the June 12, 2009 presidential election Eyewitness reports tell us of amazing acts of courage by women, young and old, pious and non-religious, who danced, cried, shouted and spent days and nights in the streets.

Parvin Mokhtare: iranian political Prisoner of the day

Sentenced to 23 months in prison for objecting to her son's imprisonment
chrr: Parvin Mokhtare, mother of imprisoned human rights activist, Kouhyar Goudarzi, was arrested on August 1, 2011, at her home in Kerman, one day after her son, Kouhyar Goudarzi, was also arrested in Tehran. After her arrest, she was informed of her charges of "propagating against the regime," and "insulting the martyrs and the Supreme Leader" and was later put on trial on these charges. This week it was announced that Parvin Mokhtare has been sentenced to 23 months in prison .

Wednesday 21 December 2011

Iranian police ban boots with jeans for womens

Now that the first snows of winter have fallen in many parts of Iran, the police have once again warned that women wearing winter boots, tight jeans and lightweight scarves

Learn From Iranian secular people Advice to women in Arab world

by Julie Tomlin
-17 Dec-2011

The emergence of Islamic identity is just one of the potential threats to women's status in the wake of the Arab Spring according to Iranian-born Sussan Tahmasebi who is working to pass on the lessons learnt by the women's movement in her native Iran .

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Iranian women increasingly wary of getting married

How women view marriage has been complicated by a change in social attitudes and a lack of consensus as to what women’s responsibilities are, and to what the terms ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ mean when applied to their role in society and in the family .

Iranian lesbians do not fear reprisals

September 28 2011

Four years after Iranian dictatorship Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a speech at Columbia University, said that in Iran there are no representatives of sexual minorities, the Iranian-American filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz`s made a film about two Iranian lesbian who fell under the oppression of religious and cultural repression .

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Disabled women more vulnerable to rape

Shahrzad News

Research in Germany has concluded. Those who have physical or mental disabilities or who suffer from mental illness are three times more likely to be raped than other women
Shahrzadnews: Disabled women throughout the world are are much more vulnerable to rape than others, and need extra state support to protect them from sexual abuse, research in Germany has concluded.

Tuesday 06 December 2011

Iranian political prisoner Rojin Mohammadi Suffering in Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency - Imprisoned blogger and medical student, Rojin Mohammadi, has been locked up in Ward 2A of Evin Prison under appalling conditions. This ward is under the control of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC) .

How the Lesbians Live in iran

A controversial new movie explores the lives of lesbians forced to live in the shadows. Omid Memarian talks to women in Iran who say the movie doesn’t do their predicament justice .

Wednesday 05 October 2011

Women’s Rights Activist in Prison Without Family Contact

An informed source close to 38-year-old women’s rights activist Fereshteh Shirazi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since her arrest on 3 September 2011 in the city of Amol, she has had very little contact with her family .

Friday 16 September 2011

Women’s ward in Evin prison continues to face difficulties

[Women’s ward in Evin prison continues to face difficulties
Following the transfer of women political prisoners to a separate ward in Evin prison, it was anticipated that conditions would improve, however they still facing many difficulties .
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Friday 16 September 2011

Women’s ward in Evin prison continues to face difficulties

Following the transfer of women political prisoners to a separate ward in Evin prison, it was anticipated that conditions would improve, however they still facing many difficulties .

Somayeh Tohidlou Flogged in Shackles

HRANA News Agency – The flogging sentence against Somayeh Tohidlou was carried out on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Somayeh Tohidlou is an activist with ties to Mir Hussein Mousavi’s 2009 presidential campaign .

Tuesday 11 October 2011

Woman murdered in Qarchak prison

Freedom Messenger - The clerical regime raided Gohardasht prison for the second time this week beating the prisoners brutally .

opinion article
July 28, 2011

Women and Representation in Iran’s Democracy Movement

Nayereh Tohidi
In my short presentation at this panel, I will focus on only one main issue concerning women’s citizenship and representation in the case of Iran: women’s right to vote. Before specific reference to that, however, I would like to propose a few theoretical suppositions that I have reached through my scholarship and activism.

Iranium - Women in Iran Under Islamic Law Feb 16, '11 11:21 AM

Iran stoning case, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is at imminent risk of execution in Tabriz prison.

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We, the undersigned, are extremely concerned about the fate of 43 year old Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani and fear she may be executed in Iran at any time for ‘having an illicit relationship

Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani
We, the undersigned, are extremely concerned about the fate of 43 year old Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani and fear she may be executed in Iran at any time for ‘having an illicit relationship.’

We call on people everywhere to intensify their protests by marking Saturday 24 July as the International Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani Day. On the Saturday, we ask you to come out on to the streets and in city centres across the globe at 2pm local time bringing photos of Sakine and messages in her defence and against stoning and execution.

Position and the Value of Woman in Islam

An Iranian female student who was born into a Muslim family and attended the University of Tehran in Iran, wrote the following research thesis, and called it “The Position & the Value of Women in Islam” She openly documented the verses from Koran regarding the Position and Value of Woman in Koran. She wrote in her thesis:

Zeynab Jalalian

Document - Iran: Two Kurds at imminent risk of execution: Hossein Khezri and Zeynab Jalalian

UA: 88/10 Index: MDE 13/038/2010 Iran Date: 21 April 2010
URGENT ACTION
TWO KURDS AT IMMINENT RISK OF EXECUTION

Hossein Khezri, a 28-year-old man, and Zeynab Jalalian, a 27-year-old woman, both members of Iran’s Kurdish minority, are feared to be at imminent risk of execution. Both were convicted of “enmity against God”, in separate cases, for membership of the Party for Free Life of Kurdistan.

Two women jailed in Iran for changing their religion!

According to reports from Doa website, two women in Iran who had converted to Christianity have been jailed and face possible execution by the Islamic regime. Marziye Aminzade, 30 and Maryam Rastanpoor 27, were arrested in their homes in Tehran on 5th march 2009 accused of threatening the “national security”

Sakineh Mohammadi

consecutive death sentences. Three were revoked; the fourth has been upheld. Reliable reports received by the International Committee against Stoning confirm this fact.

A Report By Organisation for Women's Liberation - Iran

[h2An historic 8 March in Iran -- Security forces attacked International Women's Day gatherings -- Assemblies in different cities -- For freedom and equality 2007
People in Iran welcomed 8th March this year by organising many events well ahead of the actual day in different cities all over the country. It culminated in major gatherings on Thursday, international women's day. People were passionate about the day, had prepared manifestos, resolutions and banners demanding equality, condemning gender apartheid and women's oppression. As usual the Islamic regime tried everything to halt and prevent these events. Despite massive paramilitary and secret police presence, many pickets and gatherings took place.read more...

Bush 'plans Iran air strike by August

May 28, 2008
By Muhammad Cohen

NEW YORK - The George W Bush administration plans to launch an air strike against Iran within the next two months, an informed source tells Asia Times Online, echoing other reports that have surfaced in the media in the United States recently.

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Dawkins Says Women Will Defeat Militant Iaslam

Richard Dawkins says that it is “the awakening of women” that will solve the problem of “the worldwide menace of Islamic terrorism and oppression”.

In Iran, secular Women Use Rap to Rage Against the Islamic republic Regime

BY LARISA EPATKO

"Samira" is an Iranian rapper who, like other women in the country, uses the musical format as a means of revealing her true thoughts .

Social rules clash with reality for Iran's youth

By Hashem Kalantari

Twenty-one-year-old Iranian Farnoush has her own job but no longer her own telephone
When her father looked at her text messages and discovered she had a boyfriend, he confiscated the cell phone, saying her behavior was not proper in an Islamic republic .

last update: 1/30/2012 4:45

Iran’s “nude revolutionary” Farahani says image is symbolic

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani has left much of the Islamic world in an uproar over her nude image in a French magazine, which she then posted on Facebook. The actress has spoken out, saying she wanted to make a symbolic gesture about nudity and sex .

Iranian Young woman arrested last year for Facebook activities against islamic regime

Persian2English – There has been no word on Hanieh (a.k.a. Sharareh) Farshi Shotorban since regime security agents arrested her in Tabriz in July 2010. According to reliable sources, the young Iranian woman was arrested for her membership in Facebook and online activities.

Victims of Iranian "justice"

Interview with dr Ladan Boroumand, Co-founder of Omid Memorial (Iran)

The Omid Memorial is an online memorial database founded by two sisters, Ladan and Roya Boroumand, which serves as a digital commemoration of those executed by the Islamic regime in Iran since 1979.

Five Iranian women suspiciously die in Varamin Prison

According to reports, in the past two nights, five women suspiciously died in the Qarchak Prison in Varamin. This prison is used to detain female prisoners in Tehran.

Iranian Women’s rights activist Alieh Eghdamdoost released from Evin prison

Alieh Eghdamdoost , a women’s rights activist arrested for her peaceful activism, was released from prison on Sunday morning. Eghdamdoost, who is in her sixties, was forced to endure three consecutive years in Evin prison without one day of furlough .

who is a danger to our iranian national security? mothers or the islamic republic rulers ?

The ruling minority in Iran is is tightening its grip against political groups, social activists and even ordinary people and is increasing the repression and the authoritarian rule in more savage ways, day by day.

Ailing political prisoner’s mother arrested

According to a close source who spoke to Fatemeh Alvandi, she was released after a few hours after Iranian authorities made a promise to take care of Mahmoudian’s ailing condition.

Iranian women banned from kick boxing in Iran by islamic regime

According to new orders, from now on women are banned from participating in all kinds of sport competitions that are held in rings including kick boxing and Muay Thai and federations who cover these sports have to pay close attention to this issue .

Iranian Journalist Fatemeh Kheradmand has been arrested by islamic intelligence agents

Human Rights House of Iran – Journalist Fatemeh Kheradmand was arrested last night at her home and transferred to Evin prison. She is the wife of journalist Masoud Lavasani, who was released from Evin prison on September 8th after enduring approximately two years behind bars .

Sakineh Ashtiani could be hanged in Iran by islamic court

Authorities in Iran say they are moving ahead with plans to execute a woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, but are considering whether to carry out the sentence by hanging instead .

Call for Solidarity with Iranian Women’s Movement: Coming Together with The Butterflies for Peace

The following statement has been endorsed by over 160 prominent Iranian women’s rights advocates, activists and scholars living abroad. This was meant to show solidarity with women’s rights activists inside Iran and echo their voices internationally.

Majid Dori’s Mother: “He Falls Into Comma & Can’t Stand up for Days"

Iranian Feminism after uprising against Islamic republic regime in June 2009

Parvin Mokhtare: iranian political Prisoner of the day

Iranian police ban boots with jeans for womens

Now that the first snows of winter have fallen in many parts of Iran, the police have once again warned that women wearing winter boots, tight jeans and lightweight scarves

Learn From Iranian secular people Advice to women in Arab world

The emergence of Islamic identity is just one of the potential threats to women's status in the wake of the Arab Spring according to Iranian-born Sussan Tahmasebi who is working to pass on the lessons learnt by the women's movement in her native Iran .

Iranian women increasingly wary of getting married

How women view marriage has been complicated by a change in social attitudes and a lack of consensus as to what women’s responsibilities are, and to what the terms ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ mean when applied to their role in society and in the family .

Iranian lesbians do not fear reprisals

Disabled women more vulnerable to rape

Iranian political prisoner Rojin Mohammadi Suffering in Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency - Imprisoned blogger and medical student, Rojin Mohammadi, has been locked up in Ward 2A of Evin Prison under appalling conditions. This ward is under the control of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC) .

How the Lesbians Live in iran

A controversial new movie explores the lives of lesbians forced to live in the shadows. Omid Memarian talks to women in Iran who say the movie doesn’t do their predicament justice .

Women’s Rights Activist in Prison Without Family Contact

An informed source close to 38-year-old women’s rights activist Fereshteh Shirazi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since her arrest on 3 September 2011 in the city of Amol, she has had very little contact with her family .

Women’s ward in Evin prison continues to face difficulties

Women’s ward in Evin prison continues to face difficulties

Following the transfer of women political prisoners to a separate ward in Evin prison, it was anticipated that conditions would improve, however they still facing many difficulties .

Somayeh Tohidlou Flogged in Shackles

HRANA News Agency – The flogging sentence against Somayeh Tohidlou was carried out on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Somayeh Tohidlou is an activist with ties to Mir Hussein Mousavi’s 2009 presidential campaign .

Woman murdered in Qarchak prison

Freedom Messenger - The clerical regime raided Gohardasht prison for the second time this week beating the prisoners brutally .

Women and Representation in Iran’s Democracy Movement

Iran stoning case, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is at imminent risk of execution in Tabriz prison.

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Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani We, the undersigned, are extremely concerned about the fate of 43 year old Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani and fear she may be executed in Iran at any time for ‘having an illicit relationship.’

Position and the Value of Woman in Islam

Document - Iran: Two Kurds at imminent risk of execution: Hossein Khezri and Zeynab Jalalian

Hossein Khezri, a 28-year-old man, and Zeynab Jalalian, a 27-year-old woman, both members of Iran’s Kurdish minority, are feared to be at imminent risk of execution. Both were convicted of “enmity against God”, in separate cases, for membership of the Party for Free Life of Kurdistan.

Two women jailed in Iran for changing their religion!

Sakineh Mohammadi

consecutive death sentences. Three were revoked; the fourth has been upheld. Reliable reports received by the International Committee against Stoning confirm this fact.

A Report By Organisation for Women's Liberation - Iran

Bush 'plans Iran air strike by August

NEW YORK - The George W Bush administration plans to launch an air strike against Iran within the next two months, an informed source tells Asia Times Online, echoing other reports that have surfaced in the media in the United States recently.

Dawkins Says Women Will Defeat Militant Iaslam

Richard Dawkins says that it is “the awakening of women” that will solve the problem of “the worldwide menace of Islamic terrorism and oppression”.

In Iran, secular Women Use Rap to Rage Against the Islamic republic Regime

"Samira" is an Iranian rapper who, like other women in the country, uses the musical format as a means of revealing her true thoughts .

Social rules clash with reality for Iran's youth

Twenty-one-year-old Iranian Farnoush has her own job but no longer her own telephone When her father looked at her text messages and discovered she had a boyfriend, he confiscated the cell phone, saying her behavior was not proper in an Islamic republic .

Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani
We, the undersigned, are extremely concerned about the fate of 43 year old Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani and fear she may be executed in Iran at any time for ‘having an illicit relationship.’

Twenty-one-year-old Iranian Farnoush has her own job but no longer her own telephone
When her father looked at her text messages and discovered she had a boyfriend, he confiscated the cell phone, saying her behavior was not proper in an Islamic republic .