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Iran’s New Hijab Law: A Call for Solidarity and Action
Drafted in 2022, amidst the uprising sparked by the death of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini while in custody of Iran’s “Morality Police”, the “Hijab and Chastity Bill” was passed on November 30th, 2024.
01 December 2025
HIV infections among women in Iran have surged from 19% to 32%. Cultural and social stigma, lack of support in healthcare setting and communities keeps them from getting tested and treated.
01 December 2025
HIV infections among women in Iran have surged from 19% to 32%. Cultural and social stigma, lack of support in healthcare setting and communities keeps them from getting tested and treated.
28 September 2025
With the Center for Reproductive Rights, we take a look at South Asia's abortion laws, as we call for the decriminalization of abortion and access to safe, stigma-free abortion services for all.
28 September 2025
With the Center for Reproductive Rights, we take a look at South Asia's abortion laws, as we call for the decriminalization of abortion and access to safe, stigma-free abortion services for all.
20 August 2025
When trans sex workers are displaced due to extreme weather events, they are at an increased threat of being trafficked and subjected to gender-based violence.
20 August 2025
When trans sex workers are displaced due to extreme weather events, they are at an increased threat of being trafficked and subjected to gender-based violence.
30 July 2025
The Rainbow Help Desk by RENEW is the first-of-its-kind help desk dedicated to providing stigma-free, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health support to the LGBTI+ community.
30 July 2025
The Rainbow Help Desk by RENEW is the first-of-its-kind help desk dedicated to providing stigma-free, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health support to the LGBTI+ community.
22 July 2025
HIV aid cuts threaten to reverse decades of progress in HIV prevention and treatment, especially for the most marginalized groups, who already lack access to inclusive and stigma-free services.
22 July 2025
HIV aid cuts threaten to reverse decades of progress in HIV prevention and treatment, especially for the most marginalized groups, who already lack access to inclusive and stigma-free services.
19 June 2025
We need comprehensive SRH services that center the needs, rights and dignity of survivors to respond to the sexual and gendered violence during conflict.
19 June 2025
We need comprehensive SRH services that center the needs, rights and dignity of survivors to respond to the sexual and gendered violence during conflict.
01 December 2025
HIV infections among women in Iran have surged from 19% to 32%. Cultural and social stigma, lack of support in healthcare setting and communities keeps them from getting tested and treated.
01 December 2025
HIV infections among women in Iran have surged from 19% to 32%. Cultural and social stigma, lack of support in healthcare setting and communities keeps them from getting tested and treated.
28 September 2025
With the Center for Reproductive Rights, we take a look at South Asia's abortion laws, as we call for the decriminalization of abortion and access to safe, stigma-free abortion services for all.
28 September 2025
With the Center for Reproductive Rights, we take a look at South Asia's abortion laws, as we call for the decriminalization of abortion and access to safe, stigma-free abortion services for all.
20 August 2025
When trans sex workers are displaced due to extreme weather events, they are at an increased threat of being trafficked and subjected to gender-based violence.
20 August 2025
When trans sex workers are displaced due to extreme weather events, they are at an increased threat of being trafficked and subjected to gender-based violence.
30 July 2025
The Rainbow Help Desk by RENEW is the first-of-its-kind help desk dedicated to providing stigma-free, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health support to the LGBTI+ community.
30 July 2025
The Rainbow Help Desk by RENEW is the first-of-its-kind help desk dedicated to providing stigma-free, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health support to the LGBTI+ community.
22 July 2025
HIV aid cuts threaten to reverse decades of progress in HIV prevention and treatment, especially for the most marginalized groups, who already lack access to inclusive and stigma-free services.
22 July 2025
HIV aid cuts threaten to reverse decades of progress in HIV prevention and treatment, especially for the most marginalized groups, who already lack access to inclusive and stigma-free services.
19 June 2025
We need comprehensive SRH services that center the needs, rights and dignity of survivors to respond to the sexual and gendered violence during conflict.
19 June 2025
We need comprehensive SRH services that center the needs, rights and dignity of survivors to respond to the sexual and gendered violence during conflict.
