The above photo taken by reporter of Tasnim news agency (affiliated with the Qods Force) shows young Iranian women taking off their shawls under a placard saying, “Taking off your Hijab is a crime punishable by two months of imprisonment.”
From a book by Hengameh Haj Hassan, Part 3 In the previous section of Hengameh Haj Hassan’s prison memoir — Face to Face with the Beast — we...
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In the Iranian legal system, where gender-based discrimination is deeply entrenched, women are not recognized as heads of household. As a result, when a woman becomes a widow,...
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Astevick Davitian was the courageous daughter of Yeprem Khan, the legendary Armenian commander who played a pivotal role in Iran’s Constitutional Revolution. While Yeprem’s name is etched in...
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Domna Samiou (12 October 1928 – 10 March 2012) was a legendary Greek singer, musicologist, and folklorist who dedicated her life to preserving and promoting traditional Greek folk...
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On the anniversary of the bloody crackdown on the student uprising of July 9, 1999, a group of women political prisoners in Qarchak Prison courageously held a memorial...
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Widowed Women in Iran, Alone and Oppressed in the Shadow of Discrimination In the Iranian legal system, where gender-based discrimination...
Marking the International Labor Day 2025 Female workers in Iran, with calloused hands and exhausted bodies, carry the burden of...
In a powerful statement of unity, 651 prominent women leaders, including former heads of state, ministers, jurists, and human rights...
On the anniversary of the student uprising in Iran on July 9, 1999, we pay tribute to the young women...
Widespread Refusal by Notary Offices Exposes Institutionalized Misogyny in Iran In Iran, a woman’s right to initiate divorce is not...
Qarchak Prison in Varamin, known as the largest women’s prison in Iran, has become a symbol of systemic human rights...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.
