Afghanistan women protest over death of Mahsa Amini

Sep 29, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 29 : Iran protests spread to Afghanistan as a number of women's rights activists staged a demonstration in front of the...

Iran's ouster from Women's Commission shows UN's bias

Dec 16, 2022

The United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has removed Iran from the United Nations' leading global commission fighting for gender equality because...

UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe

Nov 25, 2022

The Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of...

Reproductive rights are women's rights and human rights: UN Women

Jun 25, 2022

New York [US], June 25 : After the US Supreme Court struck down Roe vs Wade eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion,...

Over 90 killed in Iran protests over Mahsa Amini's death

Oct 02, 2022

Tehran [Iran], October 2 : At least 92 people have been killed nationwide in Iran amid protests over the death of a 22-year old...

Iranian govt executed over 500 people in 2022, highest in 5 years: Report

Dec 05, 2022

According to the Norway-based human rights Iran Human Rights report, "The number of people executed in 2022 has now surpassed 500, the highest rate...