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Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Legal Studies

Tehran, 12 May 2019

Iran Parliament Upholds Women's Rights in 'Mixed Marriage' Citizenship Debate

Iran’s parliament struck a blow for women’s rights by overwhelmingly voting to confer citizenship on children born to an Iranian mother and foreign father.

Currently, children of “mixed marriages” are only eligible for citizenship if their Iranian parent is a man. If the decision is approved by the Guardian Council, a powerful body of senior clerics and judges, then the offspring of mixed marriages would be eligible for citizenship, regardless of whether their mother or father is the Iranian national.

Read "Time: Iran Parliament Upholds Women's Rights in 'Mixed Marriage' Citizenship Debate"

Read also "HRW: Iran: Parliament OKs Nationality Law Reform"