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Female Singers Sent to Jail as Women’s Rights Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Iran Written by  Mansoureh Galestan  on  20 October 2019 . IRAN’S REGIME IS ONCE AGAIN CRACKING DOWN ON WOMEN IN IRAN.   Six female singers were each sentenced to one year in prison for “unauthorized audiovisual activities, collaboration in making music and images, and airing them on anti-regime satellite networks,” the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran reported on Friday. The verdicts were handed down by the 36th branch of the Revision Court of Tehran Province.     NCRIWomen'sCommittee ✔ @womenncri # Iran Six female singers sentenced to one year in prison each https:// women.ncr-iran.org/2019/10/18/six -female-singers-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-each/  … Six female singers sentenced to one year in prison each The 36th branch of the Revision Court of Tehran Province approved and finalized one...

Tragic self-immolations of women in Dishmuk – Eleven die in six months October 13, 2019 -  Tragic self-immolations of women in Dishmuk – During the last six months, 11 women have set themselves ablaze in the small city of Dishmuk, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwestern Iran. Early marriages, domestic  violence against women  and girls, and poverty are among the main reasons of self-immolations of women in Dishmuk. One of the examples of the tragic self-immolations of women in Dishmuk is the case of Soraya. She was married at age 11 to a 12-year-old boy. They had a lot of differences. Soraya’s husband threatened her. “Either leave or I will kill your little child.” A terrified Soraya goes to her room and douses herself with kerosene and sets herself alight. Another young woman by the name of Kafi set herself ablaze since she got constantly brutalized by her father-in-law and brother-in-law. Kafi died at the hospital after 20 days. Ziba, a preg...

Marzieh, Legendary Diva of Persian Traditional Music Ashraf os-Sadat Marzieh (March 22, 1924 – October 13, 2010), known professionally as Marzieh, was a Tehran-born singer of Persian traditional music. Known as the great diva of Persian traditional song, her voice represented the 60-year sufferings of a nation and the strength of Iranian women against stoning and misogyny of the mullahs’ ruling Iran. Her parents were fond of arts and her relatives included a number of sculptors, painters, miniaturists, and musicians. Her mother encouraged her to sing and supported her artistic activities throughout her life. Marzieh said, “At a time when Iranian families rarely let their daughters study, my father albeit a clergy encouraged me to go to school and learn the sciences of the time. When I started singing, it was not normal for a woman to become a singer. In the meantime, it was not enough to have a good voice. A singer had to go to school and learn the classical theory o...

Iran: Officials dispatch anti-riot units to crack down on female fans in the stadium Special female anti-riot units stationed in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium during the 10 October 2019 soccer match between Iran and Cambodia Reporting by PMOI/MEK Iran, October 11, 2019 —Following the entrance of a very limited number of women into Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, for a soccer match between Iran and Cambodia on Thursday, October 10, on high alert for any possible protest and in an effort to install a climate of fear, the mullahs’ regime dispatched special female anti-riot units to the site to confront any scene and prevent even the slightest sign of protests. People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) @Mojahedineng October 10 - Tehran, # Iran Women members of the regime's oppressive police viciously attack and arrest a female fan holding a sign reading, "Blue Girl of Iran, Your Name is Eternal." # FreeIran 100 7:38 P...