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Womens Rights in the Middle East

We must stop an inhuman penalty against women: Iran’s execution by stoning

In March 2013, Elahe Amani spoke on the panel and gave this presentation at the 57th United Nations conference, the UN Commission on the Status of Women...

Egyptian women will march to ‘reclaim their rights’

On 8 March, International Women’s Day, women from all major political parties and women’s rights movements in Egypt will gather for a march to “reclaim the…

Israel admits giving Ethiopian immigrants birth control injections

An Israeli government minister has admitted the practice of covertly injecting female Ethiopian immigrants with a birth control drug known as Depo-Provera.…

Iran: Fears new passport law may be another attack on women's rights

Women's rights activists in Iran are worried that a new bill before parliament is being used as an attack on women's rights. According to Iranian Students’…

Egypt’s new constitution limits fundamental freedoms and ignores the rights of women

A draft constitution approved by Egypt’s Constituent Assembly falls well short of protecting human rights and, in particular, ignores the rights of women,…

Equality Now Calls on Committee to Protect Women’s Equality in New Egyptian Constitution

If adopted as proposed, the current draft of the new Egyptian constitution could restrict and severely undermine the rights of women and girls. Women and human…

Saudi women electronically tracked if travelling abroad

Denied the right to travel without consent from their male guardians and banned from driving, women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic system…

Iran Considers Law Restricting Women's Right To Travel

Lawmakers in Iran are preparing to consider legislation that may drastically alter an adult woman's ability to obtain a passport and travel outside the country.

Beirut: Women resort to pepper spray, stun guns to face attackers

As the security situation intensifies in Lebanon and amid reports of increased harassment of women in some neighborhoods, shops are selling about 30 defensive…

Egyptian women reject draft constitution

Egypt's national body for women's issues, the National Council for Women, held a conference on Monday entitled "Egyptian women reject the draft constitution."…

Irish Woman Surfs in Iran, With a Vision to Encourage Others

Easkey wants to bring her love of surfing across the world, to cultures where women do not normally get the opportunity to enjoy the sport... "Women and girls…

Justice Delayed: The massacre of political prisoners in Iran

By Elahe Amani:- 'Many survivors are daring to come forward now about one of the darkest human rights violations in Iranian history... Justice will not be…

Saudi Arabia closes 100 lingerie shops for not having female staff

At least 100 lingerie shops in Saudi Arabia have been closed after they had violated a decree that only allowed female staff to work in the shops as part of…

Israeli Women Fighting Orthodox Curbs

After filing the first-ever class-action lawsuit on the issue of gender segregation in Israel, a local religious women’s rights group says it hopes to protect…

Raped in Iran prison

Raped in Prison: Saeeda Siabi

My name is Saeeda Siabi

I’m from Azerbaijan, Iran. On December 22, 1981, I was arrested with my husband and my four month old son.

I spent four and a half years in prison, and suffered severe mistreatment, sexual harassment and rape during interrogation.

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