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Source: The Conversation
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Iranian protesters remain defiant in the face of violent and brutal regime oppression
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The vibrant, brave and unyielding voice of dissent remains strong in Iran despite months of brutal repression by the clerical regime. The “women, life, freedom” movement is an insistent call for change that is meeting the Islamic Republic head-on...
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Monday, October 12, 2020
Iranian women can register as candidates for presidential election
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There are no obstacles for women to register as candidates for presidential election in Iran, said the Guardian Council Spokesman, said Abbasali Kadkhodaei, Trend reports citing Mehr News Agency. "There are some cultural discussions about this topic...
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Thursday, May 05, 2016
Iran elections: record 6% women elected
Iranian voters elected a record number of women to parliament since before the 1979 Islamic revolution. The 17 women elected make up 6% of the new cohort of 290 MPs. Only 16 cleric MPs have been voted in, meaning the new parliament will include more...
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Friday, November 13, 2015
Iran appointed its first female ambassador since 1979
On Sunday November 8th, 2015, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran appointed his country’s first female ambassador abroad since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The new Ambassador of Iran in Malaysia is one of Iran’s most high-profile female...
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Afkham is a veteran of Iran’s diplomatic service, having served as a ministerial aide and later as head of its public relations department. Photo-Youtube
Monday, April 13, 2015
Iran to appoint first female ambassador since Islamic revolution
Iran is to appoint its first female ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, marking a breakthrough for women in government under the moderate president,Hassan Rouhani.  Marzieh Afkham, who is the country’s first foreign ministry spokeswoman,...
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Is this woman really 'too sexy' to be in politics?, Iran
Last week, 27-year-old Iranian architect Nina Siahkali Moradi made global headlines when she was denied a seat in Qazvin City Council in Iran because, according to global headlines, she was deemed "too attractive" for office.  Moradi received a...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Iranian president names female vice president
Iranian president Hasan Rouhani on Monday appointed Elham Aminzadeh, a law and public policy professor at Tehran University, as Vice-President of Legal Affairs, effectively making her the first woman in the Islamic Republic’s history to hold the...
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Iranians vote for change, however gradual
For a moment it looked as if she was going to tear her headscarf off. The large, colourfully dressed woman in the crowds thronging Tehran's Kaj Square did not speak much English, but she had no problems making herself understood. "We're so happy, we...
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Iranian women seek larger political role ahead of vote
 Iranian women are demanding a larger role in politics ahead of the country’s June presidential election even while remaining true to tradition by donning the Islamic veil. Iran's presidential election campaigns are in full swing, and women have...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Iran: UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions
A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today warned that unreasonable limitations placed on the right of Iranian citizens to stand for Presidential office, discrimination against women candidates for elections and ongoing...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Iran: Parliament agrees to restriction on women's travel
The spokesman for Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Hossein Naghavi-Hosseini, said Parliament was persuaded to consider the government's proposed bill after hearing reports from experts about problems with the current...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Iran Arrests Four Women Activists
Four women activists were arrested in Iran while collecting signitures for the campaign demanding changes in the discriminatory laws against women. For more information, please visit http://www.khaleejtimes.com
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Iran: Haleh Esfandiari Released From Prison on Bail
Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari was released from prison in Iran on bail today, the ISNA news agency reports. Dr. Esfandiari had been detained for over 100 days on charges that she was an alleged threat to Iranian national security. Her...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Iran: Women's Activist Wins Human Rights Award
Parvin Ardalan, a leading Iranian women's rights activist, has won the Palme Award for her work and commitment to human rights. To read the full article, please visit the Radio Free Europe's Website.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Iran: Women Call For Gender Equality Ahead Of Iran's Presidential Vote
Former lawmaker and journalist Azam Taleghani is one of two women to have announced plans to run in Iran's presidential election in June.In the unlikely event Taleghani were to become president, she would encounter obstacles not often...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Iran: Iran's First First Lady?
Mir Hossein Mousavi, the centrist candidate in Iran's June presidential elections, may be an old hand in politics but he certainly has a modern style for campaigning, at least in one sense. Mousavi, who was the prime minister during the Iran-...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Iran: Iranian Presidential Candidates Vow to Bring Change
The only two reformist challengers to hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in upcoming elections vowed Saturday to bring change to Iran and restore the country's dignity. To read the full article, please visit the Fox News website.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Iran: Iranian Women Call for Gender Equality
Former lawmaker and journalist Azam Taleghani is one of two women to have announced plans to run in Iran's presidential election in June.In the unlikely event Taleghani were to become president, she would encounter obstacles not often associated...
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