Iran Rape

Iran: Male Clerics Call for Justice While Female Parliamentarians Advocate for Discriminatory Laws Against Women

Sara Dehghan | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


Sara Dehghan

In Iran, appointing loyal hardline females to ministries does not translate into women's equal rights. It is another cunning strategy by Ahmadinejad's government to fool the world.

Mehdi Karroubi Publishes Graphic Account Of Prison Rape

AP | Posted 09.25.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian opposition leader on Monday released what he said was an account by a prisoner raped by his jailers in a challenge to t...

Ali Larijani, Iran Speaker, Denies Prisoner Rape Allegations

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 09.12.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's top opposition leader said Wednesday that the abuse and death of protesters detained after the disputed presidential elect...

Iran Must Probe Rape Detention Claims, Demands Mehdi Karroubi

Al Jazeera | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


One of the defeated reformist candidates in Iran's disputed presidential election is calling for an investigation into claims that anti-government ...

The Rape of Taraneh: Prison Abuse of Iran's Protesters

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 08.15.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

The strategies and ultimate goals are the same for any kind of torture: to humiliate, disembody, extract confessions and permanently terrorize the victims to prevent further 'disturbances'.