September 26th, 2023 
21 September 2023 The anniversary of the murder in custody of 22 year old Mahsa Amini, by the Iranian regime saw the theocratic dictatorship tighten security in an attempt to suppress protests to mark the anniversary. Steve Bishop reports. On […]
Archive for September, 2023
Iran: Compulsory veiling bill a despicable assault on rights of women and girls
Reacting to the news that Iran’s parliament has passed a new bill that would impose further draconian penalties severely violating women’s and girls’ rights as well as increasing prison terms and fines for defying Iran’s degrading and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws, […]
The Iranian women paying price for reporting on Mahsa Amini
Iranian authorities have since the death of Mahsa Amini systematically persecuted the journalists, often young women, who helped expose the case and magnify its resonance in and outside Iran, campaign groups say. Amini, 22, an Iranian of Kurdish origin, died […]
IRAN TODAY Autumn 2023 was published by CODIR!
The Autumn issue of Iran Today, the progressive campaign for peace, human and democratic rights, and social justice in Iran was published by CODIR! -Editorial: Theocratic Regime is Fearful, Desperate, and Despotic! Page 2 -Public sector workers fight poverty wages […]
Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts
1 September 2023 Human Rights A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern on Friday over a new draft law in Iran sanctioning new punishments for women and girls who fail to wear the headscarf, or hijab, in […]
