On the 25th of November, I participated in a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, where I gave a speech about the situation of the women’s movement in Iran, particularly the situation of political prisoners. I urged the attendees to support the struggle of Iranian women and, in particular, to demand the freedom of female political prisoners as an act of solidarity—especially in opposition to the execution sentences issued against Vrisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi, and Sharifeh Mohammadi

November 25th Every year during the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” , the UN and states around the world issue grand, flashy statements, launch campaigns and allocate budgets, to stop violence against women and girls, yet their record in doing so is dismal. A quarter century after this international day was declared, violence against women is still rampant everywhere, from the heart of Europe and the US, to authoritarian regimes across the wo

By Azadeh Barzadeh Aghajari Legal experts and even some lawmakers in Iran believe that perpetrators of femicide are often not justly...

Demonstration in Trafalgar Square, 2024 The 14th of September is the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Jina Amini and the uprising...