Farideh Mashini

Farideh Mashini or Farideh Machini (Persian: فریده ماشینی‎; 1960 – 30 May 2012) was an Iranian researcher, Islamic feminist, women's rights activist, and reformist. Mashini was a member of the reformist party, Islamic Iran Participation Front, and the Women's rights movement in Iran. She also served as the secretary of the Women's Participation Front,[1] and researcher at Iran's Women's Study Center.[2] She died of cancer on 30 May 2012.[3][4][5][6]

Mashini was a graduate of the Tehran Women's Studies program. She continued her academic work as a board member of the Institute for Women's Studies and Research, participant at national and international conferences, and article author.[7]

Following Iran's disputed 2009 elections, Mashini was one of thirty activists arrested at a prayer ceremony in front of detained political activist Shahabeddin Tabatabai's house.[7]

  1. ^ "Statement by Iranian Women for International Women's Day". Womensphere. 8 March 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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  3. ^ درگذشت فریده ماشینی، عضو جبهه مشارکت و فعال حقوق زنان Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine جرس
  4. ^ فریده ماشینی، فعال حقوق زنان، درگذشت رادیو زمانه
  5. ^ فریده ماشینی، فعال حقوق زنان و فعال سیاسی اصلاح‌طلب، درگذشت رادیو فردا
  6. ^ فریده ماشینی، فعال زنان، درگذشت Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today ایلنا
  7. ^ a b Stimson, Andrew. "Upcoming events & obituaries." Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, vol. 31, no. 5, Aug. 2012, p. 61. Gale Academic OneFile. Accessed 6 Mar. 2022.