Iran's civil society has long warned that military aggression would provide a pretext for increased repression. A new wave of detentions, executions & silencing of dissent started with the #IsraeliranWar & intensified since the ceasefire. 🔗Read our report: femena.net/2025/06/27/b...

Now, in the face of Israel’s military aggression against Iran, the anti-war voice has grown louder than ever. #Israel #Iran 🔗Read the full report on our website, highlighting the voices of civil society in Iran opposing war and occupation. femena.net/2025/06/22/n...

Since June 13, Israel’s aerial attacks on Iran have turned into a full-scale assault on everyday life. This is not a war on a government. It is a war on a people. #Israel #Iran #IranUnderAttack 🔗Read the full report: Six Days That Shattered Lives in Iran: femena.net/2025/06/18/b...

Femena condemns in the strongest possible terms the ongoing attacks, including the targeting of Iranian civilians and infrastructure. Israel's actions in #Gaza , #Lebanon, #Syria, #Yemen & #Iran constitute clear & repeated violations of international law. femena.net/2025/06/13/i...

1) Leila Soueif, prominent Egyptian human and women’s rights activist and mother of jailed activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has been hospitalized in alarming condition due to dangerously low blood sugar levels following her prolonged hunger strike.

This week, the Taliban shut down 200 UNICEF-supported community-based education classes in Panjshir province of Afghanistan, depriving nearly 5,000 children of access to education and cutting off income for over 200 teachers.

UNAMA’s latest report, covering January to March 2025, underscores some of the Taliban’s continued and systematic assault on Afghan women and civil society. Women remain banned from education, employment, public speech, and even praying aloud.

1) Marking World Press Freedom Day, we honor three courageous Afghan women journalists who, in the face of war, censorship, and exile, built independent media platforms to tell the stories that powerful forces tried to erase. #WorldPressFreedomDay

1) Marking World Press Freedom Day, we honor three courageous Afghan women journalists who, in the face of war, censorship, and exile, built independent media platforms to tell the stories that powerful forces tried to erase. #WorldPressFreedomDay

1) On this World Press Freedom Day, we remember and honor the courage of the women journalists in Gaza, who continue to report the truth from one of the most dangerous places in the world. Since Oct 7, 2023, at least 28 women journalists have been killed while covering the war.

Femena strongly condemns the tragic death of Abeda, a teacher who reportedly died by self-immolation after being harassed and threatened with forced marriage to a Taliban member.

On this May Day, we remember and stand in solidarity with the women labor rights activists who have been targeted and imprisoned simply for defending workers’ rights or for participating in May Day protests. #InternationalLaborDay

1) Serveh Pourmohammadi, a Kurdish language instructor and active member of the Nojin Cultural Association, has been taken into custody to begin serving a five-year prison sentence. She was transferred to the women’s ward of Sanandaj Central Prison. #سروه_پورمحمدی

1/2 Femena strongly condemns the arrest and imprisonment of Afghan journalist Freshta Sadeed by Pakistani police. Afghan women journalists and WHRDs have fled Taliban persecution in search of safety.

1/3 Femena strongly condemns Pakistan’s decision to proceed with Phase 2 of its ‘Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan, which targets the forced return of over 800,000 Afghan Citizen Card holders.

On Sunday, April 6, 2025, Maziar Tataei, a lawyer for Pakhshan Azizi, announced that the appeal court had upheld the death penalty against his client for the second time. He stated that the appeal court disregarded the defense's objections without reading and considering them. #پخشان_عزیزی

Las escuelas clandestinas para #niñas en #Afganistán: “Es el único sitio donde vemos un futuro”, por Trinidad Deiros Bronte en @elpais.com @femenanet.bsky.social elpais.com/internaciona...

Jina Modares Gorji, a Kurdish-Iranian feminist, WHRD, and translator, remains imprisoned at Sanandaj prison, serving her 16-month sentence. Jina, founder of the Sanandaj-based women's rights organization ‘Zhivano,’ was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 inspiring women of 2024. ##SupportWHRDs

The ban on women’s singing is one of the most regressive and reactionary laws in Iran’s legal system and must be abolished without delay. 🔗Read the full statement on the website: femena.net/2025/03/17/s...

ندعو المجتمع الدولي وصناع القرار والحكومات إلى اتخاذ خطوات جادة وحاسمة، بدلاً من التراجع. يجب استعادة وتوسيع التمويل المخصص لبرامج المساواة الجندرية، ودعم منظمات حقوق النساء بدلاً من تجريمها. femena.net/ar/2025/03/1...

organised in collaboration with @awidwomensrights.bsky.social , @femenanet.bsky.social and @undp.org. Rights and resources go hand in hand. Join us for a conversation about defending rights and increasing resources for feminist, women’s rights and LGBTQI movements, at this critical time.

This year, we mark International Women’s Day in a somber mood but with a renewed commitment to gender equality and justice. We call on the international community, policymakers, and governments to step up, not step back. #march8 🔗Read the full statement: femena.net/2025/03/10/d...

Join us for a conversation about defending rights and increasing resources for feminist, women’s rights and LGBTQI movements, at a critical time when both are threatened. 📢 Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 // 12:00 - 13:30 EST Registration is required: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

For decades, Iranian women have fought against systemic violence, legal discrimination, and state repression—yet, the latest so-called "protection" bill reinforces patriarchal control instead of ensuring real safety 🔗 Read the full factsheet here: femena.net/2025/03/06/s...

Next in our #IWD2025 series with @rawadari.bluesky.social, we honor Randa Dajani, a pioneering scientist and advocate for education. A molecular biologist, she has advanced genetic research while empowering women in STEM across the region.

In the lead-up to #IWD2025, @rawadari.bsky.social & @femenanet.bsky.social are running a campaign centering women from Islamic history & impactful women in the region & Afghanistan in Dari & Pashto for Afghan audiences. See below.

In collaboration with @rawadari_org for #IWD2025, we’re celebrating 8 remarkable women from the region, from science to activism. Today, we profile Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, a Turkish astrophysicist whose discovery of a rare galaxy shaped our understanding of the universe. @musawah

In honor of #IWD2025, with @rawadari_org, we celebrate eight remarkable women from the region—leaders in science, activism, & more. Today, we honor Syrian scientist Mariam Al-Astrulabi, known for her groundbreaking contributions to science & innovation. #IWD2025 @musawah

In honor of International Women’s Day, with @rawadari_org, we celebrate eight remarkable women from the region. Today, we honor Rufayda Al-Aslamia, a pioneer in medicine and one of the first female nurses and medical social workers in Islamic history. #IWD2025 @musawah

Pakistan's continued mistreatment of Afghan refugees, particularly women human rights defenders (WHRDs), is a grave violation of international law. Instead of offering protection, authorities are detaining, harassing, and deporting those fleeing Taliban brutality.

1/5 Femena strongly condemns the recent raid on Radio Begum by the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence and their Ministry of Information and Culture.

1) Iranian WHRD and rights activist #SharifehMohammadi has been sentenced to death for a second time, according to her lawyers. On October 2024, Mohammadi’s lawyers announced that Iran’s Supreme Court had overturned her initial death sentence

#NiloofarHamedi and #ElahehMohammadi were fully pardoned today and are now completely free, their cases closed. They had previously been released on bail. Femena celebrates their freedom and demands the release of all imprisoned women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Iran.

We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Iranian judiciary to revoke the death sentences of Pakhshan Azizi, Varisheh Moradi, and others on death row. We demand fair trials and emphasize that the death penalty is an inhumane form of punishment. femena.net/2025/02/10/s...