Iran women attend international football match against Bolivia
Qatar Tribune – Some 100 Iranian women were allowed to watch their country take on Bolivia in a friendly football match at the…
Tag Archives: Women rights
UN experts urge Saudi Arabia to swiftly release women’s rights activists
Press TV – Saudi Arabia must “immediately and unconditionally” release all women it has arrested and imprisoned on charges relating to their…
As women, we have to fight to achieve our rights
Euronews | Lene Christensen: There is a phrase that Soraya, a 24 year old woman from Afghanistan, repeats to herself and her…
Rouhani stresses equal opportunities for women in sports
MNA – Iranian President Rouhani stressed creating equal opportunities for men and women in various fields of social activities, including sports, in…
Iranian female photographer defies football match restrictions
BBC – An Iranian photographer has caught the world’s attention after she defied restrictions that prevent women from covering men’s sporting events.…
Women in Iran enjoy good freedom, are good planners: female diplomat
MNA – “The world should understand that women in Iran are very different from women of other Muslim countries,” Parvin Farshchi, the…
Iran appoints woman as envoy to Finland
IFP – Parvin Farshchi has been appointed as Iran’s ambassador to Finland as the second female envoy in the history of the…
VP says Iran determined to eliminate gender inequality
IFP – Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar says the government is determined to keep up working to eliminate…
Female lawmakers working on plan to reserve parliamentary seats for women
IFP – Head of the Iranian Parliament’s Women Faction says female lawmakers are considering a motion that sets a quota for women…
Iran lets women watch World Cup in public for first time in almost 40 years
Sputnik– Fans, including women, watched Iran’s recent clash against Spain at Tehran’s biggest stadium, Azadi, which saw a large display set up…
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists
Press TV – Saudi Arabia has arrested three more women’s rights activists as the regime intensifies its crackdown weeks before it lifts…
Iran determined to boost women’s role in national development
IFP – The Iranian government has undertaken several measures to empower women and enhance their activities in social arenas and management, in…
Futsal team championship another sign of Iranian women merit
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani in a message congratulated the Iranian women’s national futsal team on their valuable victory, saying that their…
Iranian climber tells Sputnik about her dream
Sputnik – About 200 women annually take part in rock climbing competitions in Iran. Elnaz Rekabi is an Iranian climber who has…
3,000 women serving as local executives across Iran
IFP – About 3,000 Iranian women are serving as rural executives across the country with Khorasan Razavi province in the northeast and…
2,700 NGOs working in Iran on women, family affairs: VP
IFP – Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs says the hundreds of governmental and non-governmental organizations working in the fields of…
Iran’s achievements in supporting rural women explained at UN
IRNA – An Iranian female MP on Monday briefed the 62th meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women on…
Iranian VP calls for formation of global network against violence
IFP – Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar has called for the establishment of a network among governments, parliaments,…
Supreme Leader: Muslim woman has faith, chastity
IRNA – The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said on Thursday the a Muslim woman is influential in society, leads family…
Photos: Zarif attends ‘Women, Sustainable Peace and Security’ conference
IRNA | Marziyeh Soleimani: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif along with his wife participate in ‘Women, Sustainable Peace and Security’ conference which…
Iran FM calls for end to discrimination against women
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that no discrimination or oppression should be allowed to be practiced against…
More than 60 female Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails
Press TV – A prominent non-governmental organization says 62 female Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israeli jails. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club…
Iranian lawmakers advocate for women’s greater social participation
IFP – Female parliamentarians have called for broader participation of women in the Iranian society, particularly its labour market and politics, arguing…
President highlights key positions held by women in Iran
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani says women’s active presence in all political, social and educational fields is a golden page in the…
FIFA chief: Iran promises to let women access football stadiums ‘soon’
VOA – The head of football’s world governing body, FIFA, says Iran has assured him that it will “soon” allow women to…
Less corruption seen among women in senior roles
MNA – Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi believes employing women in managerial positions reduces corruption and embezzlement.…
Govt. resolute on creating equal job opportunities for women
MNA – VP for Women and Family Affairs said Sat. that the government is determined to take measures for gender equality and…
Hard-working women build 5km road in Western Iran
IFP – A group of women in Iran’s Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province have built a 5-kilometre road to a remote village by…
Vice-Pres. calls for Iranian-German women coop.
MNA – Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, told visiting German official that Iran and German women can…
Islamic countries should do more in support of women
MNA – Chairing the 7th Summit of the Muslim Women Parliamentarians as part of the ongoing PUIC Summit in Tehran, Iranian MP…
First woman to publicly complete a Marathon in Iran speaks out: ‘I showed women have strength’
People Bodies – Women were not allowed to run in Iran’s first International Marathon last year, but that did nothing to stop Mahsa…
Iran, EU discuss women’s rights
IRNA – Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ma’soumeh Ebtekar and the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis in…
Iran deputy FM hails role of women in reinforcing peace
IRNA – Iranian deputy foreign minister on Monday hailed the role of women in the prevalence of sustainable peace across the world.…
Women’s hair in Kashmir being chopped off during sleep
IFP – Reports say women’s hairs are being forcibly cutduring sleep in distant areas of Indian-administered Kashmir and this has terrified local…
Iran appoints 1st female manager of gas field development project
IFP – An Iranian woman has been appointed for the first time as the manager of a major gas field development project…
VP calls for women’s role in global peace
MNA – Masoumeh Ebtekar, the Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, called for enhancing the role of women in promoting…
Iran establishes special parliament for women
IFP – A top Iranian official has underlined women’s key role in decision making processes, saying the formation of “Women’s Parliament” in…
President stresses promotion of ethnic minorities, women status
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday underlined promotion of the status of ethnic minorities and women in his second presidential term.…
Iran gets its 12th woman mayor
IFP – The twelfth female mayor of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s history has begun her work, setting the stage for more…
How Iran standards institute gets its first-ever female chief
IFP – The female chief of the Institute of Standards & Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) has narrated the story of how…