Period: The end of a sentence, or the end of girls’ education? / Faran Fanaian

On May 28th (8th of Khordad) is World Menstrual Hygiene Day; a day designated for educating about menstrual hygiene. The reason for choosing this date is that May is the fifth month of the year and many women experience bleeding for an average of five days each month, and the menstrual cycle is usually 28 […]...

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Loss of Safe Space for Women and Girls in Iran / Elaheh Amani

Sexual harassment and abuse in schools and universities, workplaces, private and government institutions, civil society organizations, and even in virtual spaces, has been one of the major challenges that has shifted from the margins to the center of discussions about various forms of gender-based violence over the past three decades. However, it still poses a […]...

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Violation of Women’s Rights and Its Impact on the Tourism Industry in Iran/ Sina Yousefi

According to official statistics, despite the presence of natural, historical and cultural attractions in Iran, the implementation of social and recreational restrictions and restrictions imposed by the specific laws of the Islamic political system has led to a lack of development in the tourism industry in Iran. These laws, especially in the field of women’s […]...

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Violence against women in the world and its shameless and bold face in Iran / Elahe Amani

November 25th, which coincides with December 4th, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Violence against women is the root cause of gender inequality and the most widespread and pervasive symbol of human rights violations in the world. Despite the fact that sixty-three years have passed since the assassination of the […]...

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Digital Empowerment and Women’s Rights / Elaheh Amani

A report on the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) held its sixty-seventh session at the UN headquarters from March 6th to 17th (1). The main focus of this session was innovation and technological advancements and their impact on […]...

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The slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom” and overcoming the revision of the Constitution / Elaheh Amani.

The wave of protests in recent years, especially with the unprecedented rise of popular movements in Iran, where women and youth are at the forefront with the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom”, has pushed for a review of the current constitution and the drafting of a new one that does not have the challenges of the […]...

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Topic: Values of Women’s Spiritual and Civil-Social Rights in Iran / Behram Soltani

The goal of this short writing is not to provide a comprehensive and clear analysis of what has happened to Iranian women over the centuries, especially in the recent decades in the patriarchal society of Iran. Due to various limitations, this writing cannot fully capture the majority of the human, social, and economic rights that […]...

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Notes on the Women’s Struggle for Freedom and Equality and Against Authoritarianism in 2022 / Elaheh Amani

Last year (2022) despite numerous challenges, was a fruitful year in the global fight for gender equality. Women and all individuals whose rights are violated by gender-based inequalities and violence, did not back down in their efforts to combat war crimes, religious dictatorships, and manipulation in democratic elections. Without the persistent efforts of women, 2022 […]...

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Shahla Azazi: Violence is a law in Iran/ Conversation with Mehrnoush No’edoust

The issue is still about power. As long as one group exercises power over another and there is inequality and discrimination, violence will continue to be reproduced in various forms. Gender-based violence is not exempt from this, but the difference is that it occurs in the most private sphere of individuals; where the foundation of […]...

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I left my heart in Gharchak; in conversation with Rahela Ahmadimother of Saba Kardeh Afshari/Conversation with Javan Mahabad.

Rahileh Ahmadi, who was previously arrested on July 10, 2019 for putting pressure on her daughter Saba, has been sentenced to prison. She is another mother who is imprisoned for seeking justice! In this issue of “Peace Line”, we sat down for an interview with this mother seeking justice. Please tell us about yourself and […]...

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Hossein Raeisi: The traditional legal system in Iran is the breeding ground for domestic violence/ Siavash Khorramgah.

Conversation with Siavash Khoramgah Hossein Raeisi, has graduated from Shiraz and Tehran universities in the fields of judicial law and criminal law, and is currently a human rights professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Mr. Raeisi, who has more than twenty years of experience as a lawyer, has a special focus on certain […]...

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