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Female student who stripped in defiance might be subjected to ‘torture’ in psychiatric unit, rights groups say

The woman, named Ahoo Daryaei on social media, has been declared mentally unfit and a “troubled individual” by the Iranian government after a video of her walking around half-naked at the Islamic Azad University in Tehran became viral

Amnesty demands release of Ahoo Daryaei, who was ‘violently arrested’ after stripping off to protest strict Islamic dress code, reports say

It is not clear whether the student was protesting outside the Islamic Azad University in Tehran, but officials deny there was a dispute about enforcing Iran's strict Islamic dress codes.

Systematic Human Rights Violations: Killing Political Prisoners Through Forced Illness

In recent years, reports of severe human rights violations within Iran’s prison system have surged. Political prisoners and government critics face systematic physical and...

Threatening Hijab Texts Sent to Women in Isfahan

For several months, some women in Isfahan have been receiving anonymous warning messages regarding their hijab, Shargh Daily reported on October 25, 2024. Sent under...

New Hijab Law Adds Restrictions and Punishments

Iranian authorities have added new restrictions and imposed draconian new punishments for people violating the country’s compulsory dress laws, Human Rights Watch said today.  The “Protection...

Women and Human Rights Organizations Urgently Call for The Release of Women Human Rights Defenders and Upholding of Women’s Rights in Iran

September 16th marks the two-year anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini's tragic death while in the custody of the morality police. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman...

Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

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 independent investigators warned in an update released on Friday.

40+ Iran Rights Groups Call for Independent Investigation into Violence Against Women Political Prisoners 

In a joint letter, the Center for Human Rights in Iran and 42 fellow human rights organizations and activists have voiced their support for...