Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, warned that the Islamic regime in Iran was waging an “all-out war” against Iranian women in a voice recording that she managed to send from within Tehran’s Evin Prison on Sunday. “For years, we have witnessed many women who have endured assault, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday dismissed Prime Minister Modi’s claims that the voters rejected the grand old party in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls. She also went on to question how the PM Modi was aware , when the results are yet to be out.‘How does he know? The results … Read more
Iran has begun intensifying its crackdown on hijab restrictions in several cities in the past week, with violent arrests reported across the country by opposition groups and human rights agencies. The intensified assault on women across Iran comes after the regime announced the “Nour Project.” The project, aimed at “dealing with anomalies,” has involved … Read more
“If I return to Iran then I would be arrested at the airport,” says Ebrahimi during an interview in Hong Kong at the Mira Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Zahra Amir Ebrahimi in Shayda (2023), in which she plays the titular role. Ebrahimi was in Hong Kong this month as part of the 48th Hong … Read more
Saudi Arabia has been chosen to lead a top United Nations (UN) women’s rights group. Campaigners have since lashed out at the unopposed bid, pointing the finger at the UN for ignoring the nation’s “abysmal” treatment of women. Abdulaziz Alwasil, Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the UN, was named the chair of the Commission on the … Read more
Data found by UKG, a multinational technology company that provides human resource management services, exposed how managers have just as much of an impact on people’s mental health as their spouses. A UKG survey, which studied ten countries across the globe, found that 69 per cent of people have their mental well-being affected by their … Read more
In a report published last week, the British Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) said that the response to the high rates of elite female athletes suffering anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries has been “disparate and slow.” The WEC report, published on and produced by cross-party MPs on International Women’s Day last week, was dubbed: … Read more
This week, UN Women, the arm of the United Nations that focuses on women’s rights and gender equality, warned that more than one in five women and girls are at risk of living in extreme poverty by 2030. If current trends continue, the UN Women report estimated that more than 340 million females, around 8 … Read more
Women represent almost 50 per cent of the world’s migrant population, currently estimated to be a staggering 281 million people. While men make up more than half of those who have migrated overseas and children account for around 14 per cent, UN Women has named migrant women as “agents of change”. Women flee their home … Read more
Iranian women are refusing to comply with hijab rules in Iran, ABC News reported, as reporters recently conducted an investigation in Tehran. Not wearing a hijab is punishable by the Iranian morality police, who generally patrol the streets of Iran. “We Iranian girls are not afraid of anything anymore,” said Maedeh, a 26-year-old sports … Read more
