Iran Women's Rights

• Iran removed from UN women’s group after crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests

  The U.S.-led proposal removed Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women, which aims to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.

  World

  Dec 14, 2022
  
• Kelowna, B.C. residents rally in support of Iran for eighth consecutive week

  The event kicked off in the parking lot of UBCO, where demonstrators could be seen waving flags and attaching signs to their vehicles, before forming a convoy on Highway 97.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2022
  
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• Canada bans more than 10K Iran Revolutionary Guard members from entering country

  On Monday, Ottawa sanctioned nine entities and 25 individuals in response to crackdowns in Iran, including senior Iranian officials and members of the IRGC.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2022
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• Iran women attend first FIFA soccer game in decades

  Women have been banned from many sporting events in Iran since 1981, during the early years of the country’s Islamic Revolution. Iran is the world’s last nation to bar women from soccer matches. Saudi Arabia recently began letting women see games.

  Oct 10, 2019
• Iranian minister defends hijab laws, compares them to public nudity laws in global cities

  Iran's vice president for women's affairs defended hijab regulations, but she added that the government opposed using "force" to ensure compliance.

  World

  Mar 1, 2018