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Suppressing Female Street Vendors in Iran - a Manifestation of Double Repression of Women 21 OCTOBER 2019   EMPTY By Jubin Katiraie Increased street peddling by women in Iran is the result of the catastrophic economic situation and the spread of poverty, analysts say. Peddling is not an official job but the result of an ailing and bankrupt economy which is due to corruption in the Iranian government. The Iranian government’s economic policy has led to a large part of the middle class falling into poverty. The situation is worse for women who are mainly housewives and have no income, so they are forced to go on the streets and work as peddlers. Hard-working women who are always subject to persecution and even insults by government officials are forced to accept these things in order to earn a little something for their families. According to state media and Iran’s officials, many of these women...

Nasrin Javadi, Labor Activist Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison, 74 Lashes Aug 21, 2019  Nasrin Javadi (Azam Khezri), a female labor activist who was arrested on International Labor Day in Tehran, was sentenced to 7 years in prison and 74 lashes. Her trial was held at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran on August 6, 2019. According to the verdict, Ms. Nasrin Javadi was sentenced to 5 years in prison on charges of “association and collusion against national security”, one year in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state”, and one year in prison, 74 lashes, banning the use of smartphones and banning activities in political and social parties and groups on charges of “disrupting public order “. Ms. Nasrin Javadi is a former employee of the Medical Distribution Company and the retiree of the Social Security Organization, a member of the founding board of the Social Security Retirement Labor Council, and a member of the Free Union of Iran Workers. She was among t...