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Iranian women's poor political representation could be set to worsen under an ultraconservative poised to win next week's presidential election. Ebrahim Raisi, who heads Iran's judiciary, is the clear favourite from an all-male field of seven candidates to replace President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate elected on promises of social and cultural reform. Women's rights campaigners in Iran have criticised Rouhani for breaking his promises to create a.
Long and difficult path to political equality for Iran women
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09/06/2021 - 11:38 Women supporters of Iran s presidential election favourite, ultraconservative judicary chief Ebrahim Raisi, attend a campaign rally in the city of Eslamshahr, just south of Tehran - AFP/File 3 min
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Iranian women s poor political representation could be set to worsen under an ultraconservative poised to win next week s presidential election.
Ebrahim Raisi, who heads Iran s judiciary, is the clear favourite from an all-male field of seven candidates to replace President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate elected on promises of social and cultural reform.
Women s rights campaigners in Iran have criticised Rouhani for breaking his promises to create a women s ministry and appoint three female ministers instead presiding over a decrease in women s representation over his two terms in office.
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Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved the revival of bills that for years were the subject of political infighting between the country’s moderates and hardliners.
According to Laya Joneydi, Iran’s vice president for legal affairs, President Hassan Rouhani requested that the Expediency Council – Iran’s arbitration body – be tasked with reviewing the legislation, which would bring the country into compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
The FATF is a Paris-based global watchdog on anti-money laundering and combatting “terrorism” financing. Iran and North Korea are the only two countries on the FATF blacklist.