Latest items for Iran
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Iran's laws permit abortion when required to save the mother's life. Abortion is permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Iran's laws permit abortion when required to save the mother's life. Abortion is permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis.
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Qisas system also values life differently depending on a victim's gender. The starting rate for buying your way out of a hanging is about £12,000 if you have murdered a muslim man, but half that if you kill a muslim woman" (para 46). "There are also some handy exemptions. A man who kills his wife because he thinks she's having an affair gets immunity from execution" (para 47).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Qisas system also values life differently depending on a victim's gender. The starting rate for buying your way out of a hanging is about £12,000 if you have murdered a muslim man, but half that if you kill a muslim woman" (para 46). "There are also some handy exemptions. A man who kills his wife because he thinks she's having an affair gets immunity from execution" (para 47).
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The IHRO [Iran Human Rights Organization] report says that a total of 8,800 people have been executed in Iran since 2010, but the number has been steadily rising. It hit 834 in 2023 and 975 last year, when victims included 31 women and one child, along with five people who were handicapped (in the first six months of this year, 29 women were executed)" (para 50).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The IHRO [Iran Human Rights Organization] report says that a total of 8,800 people have been executed in Iran since 2010, but the number has been steadily rising. It hit 834 in 2023 and 975 last year, when victims included 31 women and one child, along with five people who were handicapped (in the first six months of this year, 29 women were executed)" (para 50).
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"...And if witnesses are called, Iranian law dictates that a man's testimony is twice as reliable as a woman's. This particular policy, derived from a rigid interpretation of the Koran, has led to several high-profile miscarriages of justice, including the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year-old interior designer convicted of killing a man who was trying to rape her.Ms Jabbari insisted that the man, a former intelligence official named Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, had lured her to his house on the pretext of wanting help redecorating an office, before launching the attack. She claimed to have then stabbed him in the back with a penknife. But a male friend of Sarbandi...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"...And if witnesses are called, Iranian law dictates that a man's testimony is twice as reliable as a woman's. This particular policy, derived from a rigid interpretation of the Koran, has led to several high-profile miscarriages of justice, including the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year-old interior designer convicted of killing a man who was trying to rape her.Ms Jabbari insisted that the man, a former intelligence official named Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, had lured her to his house on the pretext of wanting help redecorating an office, before launching the attack. She claimed to have then stabbed him in the back with a penknife. But a male friend of Sarbandi...more
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3
"'Under Iran's penal code, adultery is a crime against God for both men and women. It is punishable by 100 lashes for unmarried men and women, but married offenders are sentenced to death. Iran's medieval-style penal code offers a hair-raising insight into life under the ayatollahs, listing at least 80 offences which can carry the death penalty. They include adultery, homosexuality, apostasy and blasphemy. Plus something called 'tafkhiz,' which refers to 'intecrural' sex [non-penerative sex often involving an adult male and a minor female involving his penis between her thighs/legs]. In these cases, perpetrators are only executed when the 'active party' is non-muslim and the 'passive party' is muslim. If...more
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3
"'Under Iran's penal code, adultery is a crime against God for both men and women. It is punishable by 100 lashes for unmarried men and women, but married offenders are sentenced to death. Iran's medieval-style penal code offers a hair-raising insight into life under the ayatollahs, listing at least 80 offences which can carry the death penalty. They include adultery, homosexuality, apostasy and blasphemy. Plus something called 'tafkhiz,' which refers to 'intecrural' sex [non-penerative sex often involving an adult male and a minor female involving his penis between her thighs/legs]. In these cases, perpetrators are only executed when the 'active party' is non-muslim and the 'passive party' is muslim. If...more
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"'Under Iran's penal code, adultery is a crime against God for both men and women. It is punishable by 100 lashes for unmarried men and women, but married offenders are sentenced to death'" (para 41). "The standard punishment for adultery is 'stoning' according to Article 225 of the Penal Code. However, it can be upgraded to hanging if a court rules it 'not possible to perform stoning'" (para 44).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"'Under Iran's penal code, adultery is a crime against God for both men and women. It is punishable by 100 lashes for unmarried men and women, but married offenders are sentenced to death'" (para 41). "The standard punishment for adultery is 'stoning' according to Article 225 of the Penal Code. However, it can be upgraded to hanging if a court rules it 'not possible to perform stoning'" (para 44).
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"Nine is also the age at which Iranian girls can be subjected to arranged marriages, usually to much older men, though most wait until they are at least 13" (para 49).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"Nine is also the age at which Iranian girls can be subjected to arranged marriages, usually to much older men, though most wait until they are at least 13" (para 49).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-2
"The changes are not limited to clothing, according to these Iranian women. Although prohibited, mixed singing and dance classes are becoming increasingly common. 'More and more women are riding motorcycles,' Sepideh notes admiringly. Iranian women are allowed to drive cars and ride motorcycles, but only as passengers. They have been denied motorcycle licenses since the advent of the Islamist regime in 1979" (para 25). This information is not entirely true. Iranian women are legally allowed to obtain their driver's license and drive publically. They are, however, not allowed to obtain their license to ride a motorcycle (MR- CODER COMMENT).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-2
"The changes are not limited to clothing, according to these Iranian women. Although prohibited, mixed singing and dance classes are becoming increasingly common. 'More and more women are riding motorcycles,' Sepideh notes admiringly. Iranian women are allowed to drive cars and ride motorcycles, but only as passengers. They have been denied motorcycle licenses since the advent of the Islamist regime in 1979" (para 25). This information is not entirely true. Iranian women are legally allowed to obtain their driver's license and drive publically. They are, however, not allowed to obtain their license to ride a motorcycle (MR- CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"But the regime's 'policy of intimidation' continues, according to Kian. 'While the regime cannot put a police officer behind every woman, it continues to arrest women's rights activists, those who campaign for fundamental change, because it considers them a threat,' she noted" (para 16). "While some prominent Iranian women's rights advocates – such as the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and activist Sepideh Gholian – have been released on temporary leave, they continue to live 'with a Damocles sword hanging over their heads', Kian said" (para 17).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"But the regime's 'policy of intimidation' continues, according to Kian. 'While the regime cannot put a police officer behind every woman, it continues to arrest women's rights activists, those who campaign for fundamental change, because it considers them a threat,' she noted" (para 16). "While some prominent Iranian women's rights advocates – such as the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and activist Sepideh Gholian – have been released on temporary leave, they continue to live 'with a Damocles sword hanging over their heads', Kian said" (para 17).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"But the regime's 'policy of intimidation' continues, according to Kian [Iranian woman]. 'While the regime cannot put a police officer behind every woman, it continues to arrest women's rights activists, those who campaign for fundamental change, because it considers them a threat,' she noted" (para 16). "While some prominent Iranian women's rights advocates – such as the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and activist Sepideh Gholian – have been released on temporary leave, they continue to live 'with a Damocles sword hanging over their heads', Kian [Iranian woman] said" (para 17). "Darya [Iranian woman], another Tehran resident who grew up after the 1989 Islamic Revolution, credits the guts...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"But the regime's 'policy of intimidation' continues, according to Kian [Iranian woman]. 'While the regime cannot put a police officer behind every woman, it continues to arrest women's rights activists, those who campaign for fundamental change, because it considers them a threat,' she noted" (para 16). "While some prominent Iranian women's rights advocates – such as the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and activist Sepideh Gholian – have been released on temporary leave, they continue to live 'with a Damocles sword hanging over their heads', Kian [Iranian woman] said" (para 17). "Darya [Iranian woman], another Tehran resident who grew up after the 1989 Islamic Revolution, credits the guts...more
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian society has changed significantly in recent years, particularly following the uprisings that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested by Iran's morality police for 'improperly' wearing her headscarf during a visit to Tehran and died in police custody" (para 5). "'There has clearly been a before and after, marked by profound transformations, particularly in urban areas," said Jonathan Piron, a historian and Iran specialist at the Brussels-based Etopia research centre. 'While the death of Mahsa Amini and the protests that followed did not trigger a political revolution, they did mark a societal revolution'" (para 6).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian society has changed significantly in recent years, particularly following the uprisings that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested by Iran's morality police for 'improperly' wearing her headscarf during a visit to Tehran and died in police custody" (para 5). "'There has clearly been a before and after, marked by profound transformations, particularly in urban areas," said Jonathan Piron, a historian and Iran specialist at the Brussels-based Etopia research centre. 'While the death of Mahsa Amini and the protests that followed did not trigger a political revolution, they did mark a societal revolution'" (para 6).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
"When Ahmad [Iranian man] returned to Iran in May, he did not recognise Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport. After five years away, his sister was waiting for him in the arrivals hall with a bouquet of flowers, dressed in a white blouse and a scarf casually draped over her shoulders. His niece, standing next to her mother, had her hair tied back in a ponytail and there was no veil or even a scarf in sight.'I wondered if I was really in Iran,' Ahmad confided. 'In addition to the emotions of the reunion, I felt uneasy when I saw them behind the glass window of the arrivals hall. I was afraid...more
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
"When Ahmad [Iranian man] returned to Iran in May, he did not recognise Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport. After five years away, his sister was waiting for him in the arrivals hall with a bouquet of flowers, dressed in a white blouse and a scarf casually draped over her shoulders. His niece, standing next to her mother, had her hair tied back in a ponytail and there was no veil or even a scarf in sight.'I wondered if I was really in Iran,' Ahmad confided. 'In addition to the emotions of the reunion, I felt uneasy when I saw them behind the glass window of the arrivals hall. I was afraid...more
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"Iran's laws, however, continue to discriminate against women. In December 2024, the Iranian parliament, dominated by ultra-conservatives, approved the draconian 'Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab', commonly called 'The Chastity and Hijab Law'. The law, containing 74 articles, imposed strict penalties for women and girls defying the compulsory hijab" (para 13).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"Iran's laws, however, continue to discriminate against women. In December 2024, the Iranian parliament, dominated by ultra-conservatives, approved the draconian 'Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab', commonly called 'The Chastity and Hijab Law'. The law, containing 74 articles, imposed strict penalties for women and girls defying the compulsory hijab" (para 13).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Another immutable bastion of power is the civil code. Women remain subject to deeply discriminatory rules: they receive only half of an inheritance and have limited rights in matters of divorce, child custody and family law. The regime's 'last bastion is this civil code,' said Kian. 'They won't touch that'" (para 18). This information is general and does not explicitly mention daughters' inheritance status. However, under Sharia Law, it can affect both daughters and wives (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Another immutable bastion of power is the civil code. Women remain subject to deeply discriminatory rules: they receive only half of an inheritance and have limited rights in matters of divorce, child custody and family law. The regime's 'last bastion is this civil code,' said Kian. 'They won't touch that'" (para 18). This information is general and does not explicitly mention daughters' inheritance status. However, under Sharia Law, it can affect both daughters and wives (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian society has changed significantly in recent years, particularly following the uprisings that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested by Iran's morality police for 'improperly' wearing her headscarf during a visit to Tehran and died in police custody" (para5). "'The changes are particularly visible on Tehran’s public transportation', notes Sepideh. 'In the subway I take every day to work, I see mothers in chadors [the severe, all-encompassing veil] and their daughters in T-shirts and trousers. I also see groups of students, some veiled, others not, all laughing together. The police see them, sometimes make an annoyed remark, then they look away,' said...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian society has changed significantly in recent years, particularly following the uprisings that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested by Iran's morality police for 'improperly' wearing her headscarf during a visit to Tehran and died in police custody" (para5). "'The changes are particularly visible on Tehran’s public transportation', notes Sepideh. 'In the subway I take every day to work, I see mothers in chadors [the severe, all-encompassing veil] and their daughters in T-shirts and trousers. I also see groups of students, some veiled, others not, all laughing together. The police see them, sometimes make an annoyed remark, then they look away,' said...more
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"Another immutable bastion of power is the civil code. Women remain subject to deeply discriminatory rules: they receive only half of an inheritance and have limited rights in matters of divorce, child custody and family law. The regime's 'last bastion is this civil code,' said Kian. 'They won't touch that'" (para 18). This information is general and does not explicitly mention wives' inheritance status. However, under Sharia Law, it can affect both daughters and wives (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"Another immutable bastion of power is the civil code. Women remain subject to deeply discriminatory rules: they receive only half of an inheritance and have limited rights in matters of divorce, child custody and family law. The regime's 'last bastion is this civil code,' said Kian. 'They won't touch that'" (para 18). This information is general and does not explicitly mention wives' inheritance status. However, under Sharia Law, it can affect both daughters and wives (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Azadeh Kian, a sociologist and director of Paris Cité University's Centre for Teaching, Documentation and Research in Feminist Studies (CEDREF), agrees. 'Today, women are taking over public spaces as they see fit. They have won their freedom,' explained Kian. 'And this movement is irreversible.'"(para 7). "'The changes are particularly visible on Tehran’s public transportation', notes Sepideh. 'In the subway I take every day to work, I see mothers in chadors [the severe, all-encompassing veil] and their daughters in T-shirts and trousers. I also see groups of students, some veiled, others not, all laughing together. The police see them, sometimes make an annoyed remark, then they look away,' said Sepideh" (para...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Azadeh Kian, a sociologist and director of Paris Cité University's Centre for Teaching, Documentation and Research in Feminist Studies (CEDREF), agrees. 'Today, women are taking over public spaces as they see fit. They have won their freedom,' explained Kian. 'And this movement is irreversible.'"(para 7). "'The changes are particularly visible on Tehran’s public transportation', notes Sepideh. 'In the subway I take every day to work, I see mothers in chadors [the severe, all-encompassing veil] and their daughters in T-shirts and trousers. I also see groups of students, some veiled, others not, all laughing together. The police see them, sometimes make an annoyed remark, then they look away,' said Sepideh" (para...more
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Sepideh admits that she was afraid of men's stares for a long time before taking off her veil. 'In some neighbourhoods I pass through, I feared their comments and harassment. But I think they've got used to it.' Today, she says, she feels 'safe', even without a veil" (para 21).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Sepideh admits that she was afraid of men's stares for a long time before taking off her veil. 'In some neighbourhoods I pass through, I feared their comments and harassment. But I think they've got used to it.' Today, she says, she feels 'safe', even without a veil" (para 21).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The changes are not limited to clothing, according to these Iranian women. Although prohibited, mixed singing and dance classes are becoming increasingly common. 'More and more women are riding motorcycles,' Sepideh notes admiringly. Iranian women are allowed to drive cars and ride motorcycles, but only as passengers. They have been denied motorcycle licenses since the advent of the Islamist regime in 1979" (para 25). This information is not entirely true. Iranian women are legally allowed to obtain their driver's license and drive publically. They are, however, not allowed to obtain their license to ride a motorcycle (MR- CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The changes are not limited to clothing, according to these Iranian women. Although prohibited, mixed singing and dance classes are becoming increasingly common. 'More and more women are riding motorcycles,' Sepideh notes admiringly. Iranian women are allowed to drive cars and ride motorcycles, but only as passengers. They have been denied motorcycle licenses since the advent of the Islamist regime in 1979" (para 25). This information is not entirely true. Iranian women are legally allowed to obtain their driver's license and drive publically. They are, however, not allowed to obtain their license to ride a motorcycle (MR- CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .98. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2020, the gross enrollment rate for females is 86% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 88%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .98. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2020, the gross enrollment rate for females is 86% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 88%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, a growing number of Iranian women have chosen to have fewer or no children -- mainly due to economic woes, changing gender roles, the growth of women's education, and family planning programs" (par. 11).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, a growing number of Iranian women have chosen to have fewer or no children -- mainly due to economic woes, changing gender roles, the growth of women's education, and family planning programs" (par. 11).
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Iran's Health Ministry has suspended the issuance of licenses for the production and import of first trimester prenatal screening kits, in what critics in the medical community called a thinly veiled attempt to help boost flagging population growth and a risk to expecting mothers. Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party, called out the government on social media, saying the step appears to be yet another move to restrict women's rights and their access to abortions" (par. 1-2). "'First, they said screenings should not be done for everyone and would be possible only with the request of the family and the opinion of a specialist doctor....more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Iran's Health Ministry has suspended the issuance of licenses for the production and import of first trimester prenatal screening kits, in what critics in the medical community called a thinly veiled attempt to help boost flagging population growth and a risk to expecting mothers. Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party, called out the government on social media, saying the step appears to be yet another move to restrict women's rights and their access to abortions" (par. 1-2). "'First, they said screenings should not be done for everyone and would be possible only with the request of the family and the opinion of a specialist doctor....more
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"That trend has seen Iran's population-growth rate decline from over 4 percent in the 1980s to just 1.29 percent in 2020, according to the World Bank, a development that has alarmed Iran’s clerical establishment and prompted the tighter guidelines" (par. 12).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"That trend has seen Iran's population-growth rate decline from over 4 percent in the 1980s to just 1.29 percent in 2020, according to the World Bank, a development that has alarmed Iran’s clerical establishment and prompted the tighter guidelines" (par. 12).
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Iran's Health Ministry has suspended the issuance of licenses for the production and import of first trimester prenatal screening kits, in what critics in the medical community called a thinly veiled attempt to help boost flagging population growth and a risk to expecting mothers" (par. 1). "'First, they said screenings should not be done for everyone and would be possible only with the request of the family and the opinion of a specialist doctor. Now, they have stopped issuing licenses for the production and import of screening kits for the first trimester of pregnancy,' he [Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party] said" (par. 3). "Iran...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Iran's Health Ministry has suspended the issuance of licenses for the production and import of first trimester prenatal screening kits, in what critics in the medical community called a thinly veiled attempt to help boost flagging population growth and a risk to expecting mothers" (par. 1). "'First, they said screenings should not be done for everyone and would be possible only with the request of the family and the opinion of a specialist doctor. Now, they have stopped issuing licenses for the production and import of screening kits for the first trimester of pregnancy,' he [Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party] said" (par. 3). "Iran...more
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Iran used to be praised for its effective population policies following the devastating 1980-88 war with Iraq that discouraged pregnancy among underage girls, offered free condoms and subsidized vasectomies, and encouraged families to have two or fewer children. But a policy shift occurred after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labeled the previous population control policies a 'mistake,' leading to directives that limited access to contraception" (par. 5-6). "In a speech in 2020, Khamenei was quoted as saying that 'any actions or measures to decrease the population should [only] be taken after [the population] reaches 150 million.' In 2021, the population of the country stood at 87.9 million" (par. 7).more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Iran used to be praised for its effective population policies following the devastating 1980-88 war with Iraq that discouraged pregnancy among underage girls, offered free condoms and subsidized vasectomies, and encouraged families to have two or fewer children. But a policy shift occurred after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labeled the previous population control policies a 'mistake,' leading to directives that limited access to contraception" (par. 5-6). "In a speech in 2020, Khamenei was quoted as saying that 'any actions or measures to decrease the population should [only] be taken after [the population] reaches 150 million.' In 2021, the population of the country stood at 87.9 million" (par. 7).more
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party, called out the government on social media, saying the step appears to be yet another move to restrict women's rights and their access to abortions" (par. 2). "Many Iranians have taken to social media to vent over the policy change, with many urging the medical community to push the government given the costs of raising children -- especially those who would have been detected with serious abnormalities during the screening process -- in the current difficult economic climate" (par. 8). "Yasser Rahmanirad, a doctor known for his support of protesters, warned on Instagram that even parents or specialists requesting...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party, called out the government on social media, saying the step appears to be yet another move to restrict women's rights and their access to abortions" (par. 2). "Many Iranians have taken to social media to vent over the policy change, with many urging the medical community to push the government given the costs of raising children -- especially those who would have been detected with serious abnormalities during the screening process -- in the current difficult economic climate" (par. 8). "Yasser Rahmanirad, a doctor known for his support of protesters, warned on Instagram that even parents or specialists requesting...more
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Iran's Health Ministry has suspended the issuance of licenses for the production and import of first trimester prenatal screening kits, in what critics in the medical community called a thinly veiled attempt to help boost flagging population growth and a risk to expecting mothers" (par. 1). "Iran used to be praised for its effective population policies following the devastating 1980-88 war with Iraq that discouraged pregnancy among underage girls, offered free condoms and subsidized vasectomies, and encouraged families to have two or fewer children. But a policy shift occurred after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labeled the previous population control policies a 'mistake,' leading to directives that limited access to...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Iran's Health Ministry has suspended the issuance of licenses for the production and import of first trimester prenatal screening kits, in what critics in the medical community called a thinly veiled attempt to help boost flagging population growth and a risk to expecting mothers" (par. 1). "Iran used to be praised for its effective population policies following the devastating 1980-88 war with Iraq that discouraged pregnancy among underage girls, offered free condoms and subsidized vasectomies, and encouraged families to have two or fewer children. But a policy shift occurred after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labeled the previous population control policies a 'mistake,' leading to directives that limited access to...more
April 16, 2025, 10:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Protests spread across the country after the death in custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in September 2022 following her detention for allegedly breaking the country’s strict dress code" (para 3).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Protests spread across the country after the death in custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in September 2022 following her detention for allegedly breaking the country’s strict dress code" (para 3).
April 16, 2025, 10:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Protests spread across the country after the death in custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in September 2022 following her detention for allegedly breaking the country’s strict dress code. Security officials have arrested more than 19,000 people, and at least 500 protesters have been killed. These included children, according to human rights groups that have documented the torture and sexual abuse inflicted on those arrested. Some of the victims interviewed by Amnesty said they were sexually assaulted at the time of arrest, in police vehicles while they were being taken to detention, and while in detention. The report also details the accounts of two men who were raped...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Protests spread across the country after the death in custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in September 2022 following her detention for allegedly breaking the country’s strict dress code. Security officials have arrested more than 19,000 people, and at least 500 protesters have been killed. These included children, according to human rights groups that have documented the torture and sexual abuse inflicted on those arrested. Some of the victims interviewed by Amnesty said they were sexually assaulted at the time of arrest, in police vehicles while they were being taken to detention, and while in detention. The report also details the accounts of two men who were raped...more