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Iranian political prisoner Atena Daemi has published an open letter from Lakan Prison stating that she will not take part in the presidential elections on Friday, June 18, saying that the forced exile of her and many other female political prisoners was a major factor in this decision.

Iran Political Prisoner Atena Daemi Calls for Election Boycott

June 17, 2021

The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has produced a report on the situation of Iranian women under the mullahs over the past six years and is presenting it to the United Nations’ Beijing+25 Forum.

Iran: NCRI Provides Report on Women Situation

June 17, 2021

Four female political prisoners jailed in the Qarchak prison, which is notorious for its extremely inhumane conditions, sent out an open letter condemning the Iranian regime’s sham election.

Four Female Political Prisoners Condemned the Iranian Regime’s Sham Presidential Election

June 14, 2021

The Iranian regime hanged a woman and her husband in Qazvin Central Prison at dawn on Sunday, 30 May 2021, bringing the total number of women executed during the presidency of Hassan Rouhani to 118; an average of 15 per year over the past eight years.

Iran’s Regime Executed 118th Woman Under Rouhani

June 2, 2021

The massive increase in the number of female street peddlers in Iran proves that the regime’s plan to empower female heads of households, pitched by the Directorate of Women and Family Affairs, was nothing but a hollow promise that has failed to improve the situation for deprived women.

Female Peddlers in Iran Increase

May 18, 2021