The state-run daily Etemad reported that the clerical regime's
judiciary has condemned an 18-year-old girl for killing a man who
attempted to rape her.
The victim, identified as Nazanin, was attacked when only 17 by three
men who attempted to rape her and her niece. In the scuffle that
followed, Nazanin acted in self-defense which resulted in the death of
one of the attackers. She testified in court: "I only committed
homicide while trying to defend myself and my niece. I had no intention
of killing that man. At that moment I didn't know what to do because
nobody came to help us."
The state-run daily Iran reported that a man involved in human
trafficking of young Iranian girls, each sold in Arab countries for
over 50 million rials (US$4,600), received a prison term of three to
five months. An appeals court, however, overturned the ruling and
released the smuggler and ordered him to pay a fine of just US$275.
The following is a statement by the NCRI Women's Committee on November 2:
The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
strongly condemns recent remarks by the mullahs' President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, calling for the destruction of Israel and the United
States and threatening Arab and Muslim nations with terrorism.
NCRI, September 3 - In an appalling and misogynistic comment, mullahs' Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei tried to justify gender apartheid and denying women the right to political and social activity under the medieval theocracy ruling Iran.
In remarks carried by the state-controlled news agency, IRNA, last Sunday, Khamenei said, "Men are suited to enter economic and financial arenas... Women, however, have preoccupations. They must give birth and feed the child, and they are physically, psychologically and emotionally soft. They cannot enter into every field. They cannot tolerate every interaction. These create restrictions for women in financial and economic fields and related activities. Men do not have these restrictions. In this respect, privilege must be given to men because they are strong."
Despite systematic discrimination in law and practice as well as widespread social privations and increasing pressures in the family, Iranian women achieved impressive success in nationwide university entrance exams.
Based on official results, 61.3 percent of those accepted in the nationwide exams this year were women. Out of five major fields of study, women came in first in three, experimental sciences, mathematics and technical sciences as well as liberal arts. In two other fields, foreign languages and human sciences, women were among the top five.
Iranian Resistance calls on international community to protest clerical regime's blatant insult to Iranian women
In blatantly threatening language, the commander of State Security
Forces in Tehran warned today that "models of corruption out in public
places will be dealt with." His remarks were reported by the Iranian
regime's news agency, ILNA.
The state-run daily Etemad reported that the clerical regime's
judiciary has condemned an 18-year-old girl for killing a man who
attempted to rape her. 
Supreme Leader insisted on gender apartheid
Despite systematic discrimination in law and practice as well as widespread social privations and increasing pressures in the family, Iranian women achieved impressive success in nationwide university entrance exams.
Thousands of Tehran residents join women's anti-government demonstration, call for election boycott