Femicide in Iran: Unequal Law, Violent Structures, and the Cycle of Impunity / Maryam Hosseini

Femicide in Iran is a crisis phenomenon that reflects deep gender inequalities, legal gaps, and a culture of male dominance. The increase in the number of women being murdered, along with the absence of a strong legal framework that specifically addresses the killing of women based on gender, has raised concerns that some of these […]...

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Femicide in Iran and the World: Revisiting the Intersection of Gender, the State, and Structural Violence/ Elahe Amani

Femicide, the killing of women because of their gender, is one of the most extreme forms of gender-based violence. At its core, femicide stems from deeply rooted and long-standing patriarchal and misogynistic systems in which women’s lives are considered inferior and expendable, and the exercise of control over them is normalized. When women defy social […]...

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Continued Neglect of the Bill Against Violence Against Women/ Parvaneh Ahmadi

Gender-based violence against women is a subject that has been presented to the parliament in the form of a bill since 2020, but for unknown reasons, the parliament has not put it on its agenda. This bill is one of the few measures that have been taken to support women and has been drafted during […]...

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“Ramali in the Digital Era: Violation of Women’s Rights and Reproduction of Vulnerability / Ali Barnaie”

In the chaos of virtual platforms and social networks in Iran, digital fortune tellers and diviners with thousands of followers make colorful promises of changing fate to desperate, vulnerable individuals, essentially launching a “dream-selling business”. Women, especially in marginalized and low-income communities, are the main targets of these promises. In fact, fortune telling and divination, […]...

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Final Approval of the Hijab and Chastity Bill Amidst Regional Tensions/ Roza Nateghi

The Hijab and Chastity Bill, which had remained dormant since the death of the former president, was recently revived, shocking the public. Ahmad Rastineh, spokesperson for the Cultural Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and one of the most hardline parliament members, reignited the issue. Rastineh, a staunch supporter of the Hijab and Chastity Bill […]...

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Two years after the “Mehsa” movement; Is the Islamic Republic seeking revenge against women? / Sina Yousefi

One of the most significant social and political developments in recent years in Iran is the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, also known as the “Mahsa” movement. It began in late summer 2022, coinciding with the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the Iranian police (morality police), and has continued in various forms since […]...

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Message from Women Prisoners: Issuing the death sentence, revenge of the government from women/ Nasim Mogharab

During the short period since the issuance of the death sentence for Sharifeh Mohammadi and Parichehr Azizi, multiple statements have been released in protest against the issuance of these sentences and the danger of similar sentences being issued for Vida Movahedi and Nasim Gholami Simiari. Paying attention to the letters and analyses published by imprisoned […]...

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Who signed the execution order of “Pakhsan Azizi”? / Morteza Hamounian

118 years have passed since the Constitutional Revolution in Iran; a revolution that one of its ideals was to achieve “fairness” through the people. But the problem is that since then, whenever there has been oppression and rights have been violated, they have either ignored the law or created a legal garment by force; a […]...

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The War of Women Against the Oppressive Government Machine / Banafsheh Jamali

A 14-year-old girl, while hiding behind an electrical kiosk, is trembling and staring in awe at the approaching Basij forces. The Basij forces stand up and the officers start marching, rushing towards the girl. The young girl fights back against the officers’ punches and kicks, but the large number of officers has her terrified. Some […]...

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“The system of the Islamic Republic and the promises of the medical community to women / Elaheh Amani”

The early presidential elections in Iran in 1403 (2024-2025) are noteworthy in several aspects. According to official statistics, a considerable portion of the population did not participate in these elections. Additionally, the lack of accurate statistics on gender and sexuality distinguishes these elections from those in other parts of the world. According to official admissions, […]...

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Will the hijab situation return to before September 1982?/ Sina Yousefi

After widespread protests in Iran that began on September 22, 1982 and continue in various forms until now, the government temporarily and unofficially dismantled an institution called “Gasht-e Ershad”. However, apparently in recent weeks and with the start of the hot season in Iran, this institution has returned to the streets under the name “Noor […]...

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Optional coverage is desired by the majority of society; not the “Noor” plan / Elaheh Amani.

The recent wave of suppressing women’s choice of clothing once again brings to mind the unsafe history of silencing, suppressing, harassing, denying, and expelling women from public spaces, especially the streets, in the past 45 years. The “Light Plan,” which has been implemented for a month now, once again tests the unsuccessful attempts of the […]...

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