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Speaking Up with Purpose
International Women's Day (2024)
This year’s International Women's Day is specifically significant because it commemorates the 45th anniversary of massive protests by Iranian women against mandatory hijab. Just a few weeks after the Iranian revolution, Khomeini issued a decree making the hejab mandatory for women.
On September 16, 2022, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman named Mahsa (Zina) Amini, died in Tehran, three days after being arrested by so-called morality police for leaving some of her hair visible and wearing an "improper" hijab. After being detained, Mahsa Amini was severely beaten in a police van and fell into a coma while being in police custody. Despite all the evidence, the Iranian government denied the responsibility of Mehsa's murder and claimed that Mahsa suffered a heart attack.
Woman, Life, Freedom (Oct, 2022)
Protest Against the Deportation of Afghan Citizens From Iran (July 2025)
We at the Iranian Circle of Women for International Networking (ICWIN) strongly condemn the recent wave of deportations of Afghan migrants from Iran.
Following the recent war, instead of being held accountable for its failure to protect the lives of its citizens, the Islamic Republic has targeted Afghan migrants. This action is part of a systematic policy of anti-Afghan discrimination that had already begun and has now intensified.
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