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7 February 2019. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair - the...
Throughout history, women in Iran have played numerous roles, and contributed in many ways, to Iranian society. Historically, tradition maintained that women be confined to their homes to manage the household and raise children.
13 wrz 2024 · The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed...
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16 lis 2022 · Since the recent death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the country's morality police, Iranian towns and cities have erupted in protest.
In December 2022, Iran was expelled from membership of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, following the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent crackdown against women's rights protesters in Iran.
25 paź 2023 · If approved by Iran’s Guardian Council, it will impose a vast array of penalties severely violating the rights of women and girls, and further entrench violence and discrimination against them. It also equates unveiling to “nudity” and provides for prison terms of up to 10 years for anyone who defies compulsory veiling laws.
9 mar 2024 · CNN — Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations, some of which amount to “crimes against humanity,”...
