US denounces severe sentences for civil activists in Iran

The U.S. Department of State has strongly condemned the Iranian government’s imposition of harsh sentences on 11 women's rights activists in Gilan province. The department's spokesperson ... Read More

Women This Week: Women Make Significant Gains in Turkey's Local Elections

Local elections in Turkey have led to ... That makes me incredibly proud.” Women’s Rights Activists Sentenced to Decades in Iran ... Read More

U.S. Presidential Elections Loom Over the Iranian Rial

On March 25, 2024, as Iranians celebrated Nowruz (Persian New Year), the black market rate of the Iranian rial plunged to a record low. Despite sanctions relief and infusions of cash, the Islamic ... Read More

Rights activists meet CEO, seek fair, peaceful election

Ranchi: A delegation of Loktantra Bachao 2024 Campaign, a group of different rights activists, met Jharkhand’s Chief ... before the elections. “In the last few years, the use of hate speech ... Read More

Iran: Persecution of Baha’is

Information was accessed through the Archive of the Persecution of Baha’is in Iran and documents from the Human Rights Activists News ... opportunities. Iranian authorities also use legal ... Read More

Group of activists vote 'uninstructed' in Tuesday's election

But a number of voters chose "uninstructed." It's part of a movement to signal disapproval to the president over his handling of the war in Gaza. There's a gathering of activists waiting to see ... Read More

Reading the Tea Leaves on Iran’s Other “Election”

On March 1, Iran held two sets of elections, or more aptly, selections. While much attention was paid to the country’s 290-person parliamentary ... Officially, the regime put the participation ... Read More

Women's rights take back seat in parliamentary elections

Women's rights activists ... election agendas. "Not only gender-related issues, but others such as welfare policies for the elderly, support measures for young people or the marginalized, have ... Read More

Women's rights

Hooters is accused of ending an employee's contract after she said she was harassed in the workplace by a coworker. The early feminists who wanted women to ... district judge "put too much ... Read More

2024 Elections

Trump’s defense ... he put The National Enquirer to work for Mr. Trump’s campaign. The former president’s claim ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court hearing that he was protecting the election ... Read More

international womens day

Chinese activists detained ahead of International Women’s Day Five women's rights activists have been detained in China for organizing demonstrations for International Women's Day, celebrated ... Read More

Elections tracker 2024: every vote and why it matters

The official Kuna news agency said opposition candidates won 29 seats in the 50-member assembly, matching the outcome of last year’s parliamentary elections. Kuwait bans political parties and ... Read More