The Guardian, 16 July 2017 Tehran front pages run photographs of mathematician without head covering, showing her prominence overrode rules Iran’s state-run newspapers on Sunday broke with the country’s strict rules on female dress to show the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani […]
Archive for July 19th, 2017
July 19th, 2017 Features, News about Women
Maryam Mirzakhani: Iranian newspapers break hijab taboo in tributes
July 19th, 2017 Features, Labour News
Haft Tapeh sugar workers in Iran are fighting for their wages, pensions and rights!
Workers at the giant Haft Tapeh sugar cane plantation and mill complex in the southern city of Shush have always had to fight for their wages and their rights. In 2008, workers formed an independent union – affiliated to the […]