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Iran was expelled from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women over its “systematic oppression” of women and crackdown on protests over the death of Mahsa Amini.
[4] [10] [13] [24] She was also widely commemorated on social media, [10] where her photo and name were circulated and her name became a hashtag used by the women's rights movement. [36] BBC correspondent Nafiseh Kohnavard commemorated Shakarami by posting a video on Twitter of Shakarami standing on a stage, singing and laughing. [37]
In Iran, women's rights have changed according to the form of government ruling the country, and attitudes towards women's rights to freedom and self-determination have changed frequently. [6] With the rise of each government, a series of mandates for women's rights have affected a broad range of issues, from voting rights to dress code.
Iran has launched a major new crackdown on women defying the country’s strict dress code, deploying large numbers of police to enforce laws requiring women to wear headscarves in public ...
Speaking at the U.N. on Wednesday, Ebrahim Raisi accused the West of 'double standards' on human rights. Iran's president dismisses criticism as street protests over women's rights turn deadly ...
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani stated that the Iranian government rejects cooperation with the probe voted for at the U.N. Rights Council, that aimed to investigate the Iranian government's deadly crackdown and human rights abuses during the nationwide unrest. Kanaani added: "We have specific information proving that the U.S ...
Protests led by women have erupted across Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, a Kurdish woman who was visiting Tehran on Sept. 13 when she was detained by Iran's "morality police," reportedly ...
Roya Heshmati (Persian: رویا حشمتی, 1990 in Sanandaj - ) is a Kurdish-Iranian activist known for her defiance against the mandatory hijab policy in Iran. Heshmati gained prominence for protesting by refraining from wearing the obligatory hijab in public spaces and sharing a photograph on social media without adhering to this regulation.