Hengaw Report on Women's Rights Violations in One Month: Imprisonment and Detention of at Least 10 Women and 15 Cases of Femicide

The human rights organization 'Hengaw' reported in its latest monthly report on women's rights violations in Iran that at least 10 female activists were detained and imprisoned, and at least 15 cases of femicide occurred in June, the previous month. According to this report, Tehran with three cases and Rasht with two cases had the highest number of detained female activists last month. During this period, at least two female activists, Atena Farghadani and Maryam Bayrami, were sentenced to a total of 8 years in prison. Hengaw also reported 15 cases of femicide, stating that 12 of these women were killed by their husbands and three others by male family members. The provinces of Kerman, Hormozgan, and Tehran each had two cases of femicide last month, making them the regions with the highest number of femicides in Iran. Previously, Human Rights Watch called for Masoud Pezeshkian to address widespread human rights violations, including lifting pressures on women. Human Rights Watch noted that Masoud Pezeshkian, who won the government elections in July, must eliminate the extensive legal and social barriers in women's lives and create conditions for equal economic opportunities for them. This international organization also listed mandatory hijab regulations as a systematic violation of women's rights. Meanwhile, the crackdown on women's rights activists by the Islamic Republic continues, with at least eight female activists in Gilan recently sent to Lakan prison in Rasht. The condemnation of Sharifeh Mohammadi's death sentence; the Teachers' Syndicate: the government is trying to prevent collective organization. The government voting has ended; 'hijab' has returned to the list of concerns of the Islamic Republic officials. A nurse in Mashhad received a 'warning' and was 'threatened' for singing to sick children. A journalist was summoned after reporting on a bloody clash at a mourning ceremony; the prosecutor of Tabriz stated: it was a personal dispute among thugs.