Sahar Mohammadi, a singer of the Mah-Banou group said her artistic activity and teaching are still restricted and banned.
She sang with several groups but when video clips of her performances were broadcast without by several satellite networks, she was summoned to court for unlicensed distribution of the clips and for singing because women are banned from singing solo in Iran.
On June 20, 1981, the streets of Tehran overflowed with hope and determination. More than 500,000 Iranians—from students to workers, from mothers to daughters—marched to demand democracy and...
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was more than a 19th-century reformer — she was a revolutionary force who lit the torch of the American women's rights movement. Born in 1815...
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On Saturday, February 22, 2025, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran hosted a conference to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD 2025). The event gathered distinguished...
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On Saturday, February 22, 2025, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran hosted a conference to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD 2025). The event gathered distinguished...
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Anna Jarvis, an American social activist and devoted daughter, is best known as the founder of Mother’s Day in the United States—a holiday now celebrated around the world....
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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 eve of International Women’s Day, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) publishes...
On June 20, 1981, the streets of Tehran overflowed with hope and determination. More than 500,000 Iranians—from students to workers,...
Despite a sharp increase in higher education among Iranian women in recent decades, the clerical regime continues to block their...
As daily living conditions worsen for the general public and state repression intensifies, the situation for female heads of household,...
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.
