IRAN

Islamic theocracy that includes some elements of a presidential system, with the ultimate authority vested in an autocratic “Supreme Leader”, Capital: Tehran (2millions), Population: 83 millions. Official language: Persian (or Farsi)

2023: Narges MOHAMMADI (1972) Iran, in prison, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all” (more details on this page).

A wonderful realization: Radio Begum http://www.begum.fm contact soutienradiobegum gmail.com, created by Hamida Aman.

News

• Death of Mahsa AMINI (born 2000) after being arrested. Details on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Mahsa_Amini
• Political prisoner Golrokh EBRAHIMI freed after a victorious resistance
  
• Yasaman ARYANI: arrested for unveiling!!!! (9th April 2019)
  

Associations

Iranian Women Association (in UK) http://iranianwomenassociation.com/

Women

• Shirin EBADI, 1947  (Nobel Prize) exile in UK …. wikipedia
• Shadi SADR Lawyer, Human Rights advocate, essayist and journalist “Justice for Iran” (JFI) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadi_Sadr

Many women are listed in WIKIPEDIA, most of them living outside the country, defined by some people as an “open-air prison for women“

See also https://www.iranhumanrights.org/

8th march, 2019 updated October 2023