Women's News Iran: Woman commits suicide with her toddler A mother hugged her toddler and jumped off a building in Shahr-e Kord, capital of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in south central Iran. ‌Both died instantly. The incident happened on Thursday, November 2, 2017, after the 43-year-old woman walked up a half-built building on Bahonar Street of Shahr-e Kord and threw herself and her 14-month-old child off the building. She committed suicide reportedly in protest to poverty and hunger.

Women's News Iran: Security forces attack mourning ceremony, violently beat women Security forces attacked a Shiite Ashura ceremony in Shahr-e Ray on Sunday, October 1, 2017. They harassed and arrested the participants particularly the women. Former political prisoner Ayatollah Kazemini Boroujerdi, released from prison after 11 years, was attending this ceremony. Ms. Zeinab Abolfathi, an eyewitness, said, “40 minutes after the ceremony had started, I noticed that people were rushing to leave and get dispersed. There were around 300 participants.” According to Ms. Abolfathi, the assailants terrorized the participants, used foul mouth and obstructed the door to prevent them from leaving.   They also beat people and told them, “We will kill all of you on the spot.” They quickly collected all the mobile phones to prevent people from taking film. The security forces spent long hours to interrogate the participants and frisked women. They even prevented women from ...