A young woman set herself on fire at a gas station in Galikesh, northern Golestan Province.
The manager of the gas station in Galikesh, an eyewitness, said, “A young woman came to the gas station at 11 a.m. and asked for gas but when the gas station crew refused to do so, she tried to burn herself by setting fire to her clothes… The woman has been transferred to hospital.” (The state-run Rokna.ir, March 11, 2017)
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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.
