Latest items for Iran
April 2, 2026, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2
"In Iran, the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising following the 2022 killing of Mahsa Jina Amini has declared bodily autonomy as a frontline demand. Women publicly unveiled, burned their headscarves, and confronted clerics. The ‘turban-flying’ protests—where people knocked clerics’ turbans off their heads—became a potent symbol of rejecting male religious authority and patriarchy" (para 23).
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2
"In Iran, the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising following the 2022 killing of Mahsa Jina Amini has declared bodily autonomy as a frontline demand. Women publicly unveiled, burned their headscarves, and confronted clerics. The ‘turban-flying’ protests—where people knocked clerics’ turbans off their heads—became a potent symbol of rejecting male religious authority and patriarchy" (para 23).
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Shaghayegh Moradiannejad, an Iranian photographer who escaped the country with her family five years ago, pressed that torture has 'always been the regime’s method'" (para 11).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Shaghayegh Moradiannejad, an Iranian photographer who escaped the country with her family five years ago, pressed that torture has 'always been the regime’s method'" (para 11).
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped in the jail every day,' they [an Iranian source] continued" (para 4). "An Iranian refugee also told the outlet that they and others who were locked up were gang-raped at gunpoint by masked men and turned into 'sexual...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped in the jail every day,' they [an Iranian source] continued" (para 4). "An Iranian refugee also told the outlet that they and others who were locked up were gang-raped at gunpoint by masked men and turned into 'sexual...more
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1).
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "Some female detainees were allegedly mutilated in an attempt to conceal the militants’ barbaric sexual abuse" (para 7). This information, though not explicitly mentioning murdered women, indicates that this practice is carried out on...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "Some female detainees were allegedly mutilated in an attempt to conceal the militants’ barbaric sexual abuse" (para 7). This information, though not explicitly mentioning murdered women, indicates that this practice is carried out on...more
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2).
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
Following is a series of examples on the Islamic Republic targeting women protesters, singling them out, and performing special punishment or abuse on them (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "An Iranian refugee also told the outlet that...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
Following is a series of examples on the Islamic Republic targeting women protesters, singling them out, and performing special punishment or abuse on them (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "An Iranian refugee also told the outlet that...more
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Another year-long investigation by Iran International found systematic and widespread use of sexual violence by security forces against detained protesters during the 2022 uprising, sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini. In exclusive interviews conducted for the investigation, six protesters aged between 19 and 43 said they were raped or sexually abused shortly after their detention, including inside police vehicles, at covert locations and in detention centers" (para 45-46). This information shows the prevalence of rape and sexual assault performed by the IRGC forces on female detainees in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Another year-long investigation by Iran International found systematic and widespread use of sexual violence by security forces against detained protesters during the 2022 uprising, sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini. In exclusive interviews conducted for the investigation, six protesters aged between 19 and 43 said they were raped or sexually abused shortly after their detention, including inside police vehicles, at covert locations and in detention centers" (para 45-46). This information shows the prevalence of rape and sexual assault performed by the IRGC forces on female detainees in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"According to the sources, a document was then prepared stating that the woman [Iranian female nurse who was gang raped during the country's uprisings in early January] had entered into a temporary marriage with one of the agents, a step described as intended to create the conditions for her release. She was also required to sign a pledge stating that after her release she would declare that she had been abused and raped by 'rioters,' the sources said" (para 17-18). This information shows that authorities required a detained woman to enter into a temporary marriage with a security agent as a condition for her release. This reflects government actors using...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"According to the sources, a document was then prepared stating that the woman [Iranian female nurse who was gang raped during the country's uprisings in early January] had entered into a temporary marriage with one of the agents, a step described as intended to create the conditions for her release. She was also required to sign a pledge stating that after her release she would declare that she had been abused and raped by 'rioters,' the sources said" (para 17-18). This information shows that authorities required a detained woman to enter into a temporary marriage with a security agent as a condition for her release. This reflects government actors using...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"Last month, Iran International reported that female protesters detained during the protests on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 were raped and sexually assaulted while in custody. Two teenage girls, aged 15 and 17, who were arrested during protests on January 8, were raped by on duty soldiers at a detention facility, local sources told Iran International" (para 39-40).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"Last month, Iran International reported that female protesters detained during the protests on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 were raped and sexually assaulted while in custody. Two teenage girls, aged 15 and 17, who were arrested during protests on January 8, were raped by on duty soldiers at a detention facility, local sources told Iran International" (para 39-40).
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Last month, Iran International reported that female protesters detained during the protests on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 were raped and sexually assaulted while in custody. Two teenage girls, aged 15 and 17, who were arrested during protests on January 8, were raped by on duty soldiers at a detention facility, local sources told Iran International" (para 39-40). This information shows Iranian women cannot freely participate in protests that are not necessarily related to gender issues and can get arrested and be subject to sexual assualt and rape as a punishment (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Last month, Iran International reported that female protesters detained during the protests on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 were raped and sexually assaulted while in custody. Two teenage girls, aged 15 and 17, who were arrested during protests on January 8, were raped by on duty soldiers at a detention facility, local sources told Iran International" (para 39-40). This information shows Iranian women cannot freely participate in protests that are not necessarily related to gender issues and can get arrested and be subject to sexual assualt and rape as a punishment (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"According to the sources, a document was then prepared stating that the woman [Iranian female nurse who was gang raped during the country's uprisings in early January] had entered into a temporary marriage with one of the agents, a step described as intended to create the conditions for her release. She was also required to sign a pledge stating that after her release she would declare that she had been abused and raped by 'rioters,' the sources said" (para 17-18). This information shows that authorities forced the victim to sign a pledge falsely attributing the rape to rioters. This demonstrates coercion and barriers preventing accurate reporting of sexual violence, hence...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"According to the sources, a document was then prepared stating that the woman [Iranian female nurse who was gang raped during the country's uprisings in early January] had entered into a temporary marriage with one of the agents, a step described as intended to create the conditions for her release. She was also required to sign a pledge stating that after her release she would declare that she had been abused and raped by 'rioters,' the sources said" (para 17-18). This information shows that authorities forced the victim to sign a pledge falsely attributing the rape to rioters. This demonstrates coercion and barriers preventing accurate reporting of sexual violence, hence...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The information we [Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran established by the UN Human Rights Council] have gathered points to severe human rights violations, including unnecessary and disproportionate use of force, resulting in arbitrary killings, torture, sexual violence, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and forced confessions,' Hossain [Sara Hossain, chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran established by the UN Human Rights Council] said in remarks to the Human Rights Council in late January" (para 36).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The information we [Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran established by the UN Human Rights Council] have gathered points to severe human rights violations, including unnecessary and disproportionate use of force, resulting in arbitrary killings, torture, sexual violence, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and forced confessions,' Hossain [Sara Hossain, chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran established by the UN Human Rights Council] said in remarks to the Human Rights Council in late January" (para 36).
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"In recent weeks and months, courageous women have defied the rulings of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by removing their veils in public, riding motorbikes or posting footage on social media, including using cigarettes to set fire to images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei" (para 2). "Last month, female protesters went viral on social media for their acts of defiance by posting pictures of themselves lighting cigarettes with burning images of Khamenei" (para 13). "In several images [on social media], the female protesters are also shown not wearing a hijab despite it being a mandatory requirement in Iran for women to wear headscarves" (para 15).
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"In recent weeks and months, courageous women have defied the rulings of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by removing their veils in public, riding motorbikes or posting footage on social media, including using cigarettes to set fire to images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei" (para 2). "Last month, female protesters went viral on social media for their acts of defiance by posting pictures of themselves lighting cigarettes with burning images of Khamenei" (para 13). "In several images [on social media], the female protesters are also shown not wearing a hijab despite it being a mandatory requirement in Iran for women to wear headscarves" (para 15).
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'. The journalist said the women are raped to 'instill maximum fear' and to deter them, and others from taking to the streets and protesting against the regime" (para 6-8). "In another report from Iran, reported by Bild, officers 'threw young women on top of each other into a separate vehicle and...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'. The journalist said the women are raped to 'instill maximum fear' and to deter them, and others from taking to the streets and protesting against the regime" (para 6-8). "In another report from Iran, reported by Bild, officers 'threw young women on top of each other into a separate vehicle and...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information mentions mutilating Iranian female protesters, which, according to the news, happens to their dead bodies afterthe regime murders them and removes their uteruses and/or scalps and hair as a way of repression, something the regime considers as a socially acceptable reason to attack/murder women (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped,...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information mentions mutilating Iranian female protesters, which, according to the news, happens to their dead bodies afterthe regime murders them and removes their uteruses and/or scalps and hair as a way of repression, something the regime considers as a socially acceptable reason to attack/murder women (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped,...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In recent weeks and months, courageous women have defied the rulings of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by removing their veils in public, riding motorbikes or posting footage on social media, including using cigarettes to set fire to images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. However their defiance comes at a huge personal risk to them, after women in the country have reportedly started disappearing" (para 2-3). This information suggests that public challenges to gender restrictions—such as removing the hijab or engaging in symbolic protest—are treated as acts of political defiance and met with severe repression rather than tolerated discussion (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In recent weeks and months, courageous women have defied the rulings of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by removing their veils in public, riding motorbikes or posting footage on social media, including using cigarettes to set fire to images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. However their defiance comes at a huge personal risk to them, after women in the country have reportedly started disappearing" (para 2-3). This information suggests that public challenges to gender restrictions—such as removing the hijab or engaging in symbolic protest—are treated as acts of political defiance and met with severe repression rather than tolerated discussion (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'" (para 6-7).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'" (para 6-7).
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'. The journalist said the women are raped to 'instill maximum fear' and to deter them, and others from taking to the streets and protesting against the regime" (para 6-8). This information shows the past few years, the supression of the regime along with its brutal mechanisms and policies in terms of...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'. The journalist said the women are raped to 'instill maximum fear' and to deter them, and others from taking to the streets and protesting against the regime" (para 6-8). This information shows the past few years, the supression of the regime along with its brutal mechanisms and policies in terms of...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"In recent weeks and months, courageous women have defied the rulings of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by removing their veils in public, riding motorbikes or posting footage on social media, including using cigarettes to set fire to images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei" (para 2). This information shows women are showing defiance against veiling which indicates the presence of such legal requirement for them in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT). "In several images [on social media], the female protesters are also shown not wearing a hijab despite it being a mandatory requirement in Iran for women to wear headscarves" (para 15).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"In recent weeks and months, courageous women have defied the rulings of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by removing their veils in public, riding motorbikes or posting footage on social media, including using cigarettes to set fire to images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei" (para 2). This information shows women are showing defiance against veiling which indicates the presence of such legal requirement for them in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT). "In several images [on social media], the female protesters are also shown not wearing a hijab despite it being a mandatory requirement in Iran for women to wear headscarves" (para 15).
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information mentions mutilating Iranian female protesters, which, according to the news, happens to their dead bodies afterthe regime murders them and removes their uteruses and/or scalps and hair as a way of repression, something that has been prevalent throughout the recent wave of protests in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information mentions mutilating Iranian female protesters, which, according to the news, happens to their dead bodies afterthe regime murders them and removes their uteruses and/or scalps and hair as a way of repression, something that has been prevalent throughout the recent wave of protests in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows the Iranian women protesting is the reason for the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows the Iranian women protesting is the reason for the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei,...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows the prevalence of rape specifically targeting the female protesters in Iran as a way to repression (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows the prevalence of rape specifically targeting the female protesters in Iran as a way to repression (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows Iranian women cannot have a free and active participation in protests and it is met with violence and death, indicating low levels of protection provided for them in public spaces (MR-CODER COMMENT). "The journalist [Michel Abdollahi, German-Iranian journalist] said the women are raped to 'instill maximum fear' and to deter them, and others from taking to the streets and protesting against the regime" (para 8). This information shows the women are treated with rape and violnece...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows Iranian women cannot have a free and active participation in protests and it is met with violence and death, indicating low levels of protection provided for them in public spaces (MR-CODER COMMENT). "The journalist [Michel Abdollahi, German-Iranian journalist] said the women are raped to 'instill maximum fear' and to deter them, and others from taking to the streets and protesting against the regime" (para 8). This information shows the women are treated with rape and violnece...more