Category Archives: Women’s struggles

Almost 100 Kurdish activists and citizens arrested

Posted on 07/02/2021 by | Leave a comment

The Iranian regime’s new wave of widespread arrests of Kurdish activists and citizens continues to grow. The arrests by the IRGC (Pasdaran) Intelligence Organisation and the Intelligence Agency started on January 9th.

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Posted in National minorities, Political prisoners, Repression, Women's struggles, Workers' struggles

Zeinab Hamrang, retired teacher, starts six-year sentence!

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Posted in Teachers, Women's struggles, Workers' struggles

Atena Daemi’s new trumped-up charges and trial

Posted on 01/07/2020 by | Leave a comment

The trial of Atena Daemi, a civil rights activist jailed in Evin Prison, was held on June 28th. Continue reading →

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Posted in Campaign, Political prisoners, Women's struggles

Neda Naji released

Posted on 27/02/2020 by | Leave a comment

After 303 days in detention, Neda Naji has been released temporarily. She was arrested at a peaceful May Day rally outside the Iranian regime’s parliament on May 1st 2019.
See also: Neda Naji: 300 days in prison!

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Neda Naji: 300 days in prison!

Posted on 24/02/2020 by | Leave a comment

Neda Naji

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Neda Naji: still in jail 190 days after May Day!

Posted on 06/11/2019 by | Leave a comment

Neda Naji as Valentina

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Posted in Campaign, Political prisoners, Women's struggles

Haft Tappeh workers and activists sentenced to 110 years in prison!

Posted on 10/09/2019 by | Leave a comment

The Iranian regime so-called judiciary has recently passed many long custodial sentences on labour activists. Some have also been sentenced to flogging! Continue reading →

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Marzieh Amiri’s sham trial

Posted on 15/08/2019 by | Leave a comment

Marzieh Amiri, one of the detainees of Labour Day 2019, is a correspondent for Shargh newspaper and a student of social sciences at the University of Tehran. On August 13th she was tried at Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.

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Posted in Campaign, Political prisoners, Students' struggles, Women's struggles, Workers' struggles

Sepideh Gholian’s defence lawyer threatened with arrest

Posted on 11/08/2019 by | Leave a comment

Sepideh Gholian’s trial began on August 3rd 2019. The following is a statement by the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Workers’ Union, issued on August 10th.

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Anisha Asadollahi released from Evin jail

Posted on 07/08/2019 by | Leave a comment

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Posted in Political prisoners, Women's struggles, Workers' struggles