Ismael Akbari, a director of the Justice Department of Fars Province, announced that the women who get arrested on the charge of improper veiling will have to attend an eight-hour educational class.
Earlier, the Prosecutor of Mazandaran Province had declared that the Judiciary files cases against women who drop their veils in their vehicles, and they will have to stand trial by the Judiciary.
Despite a sharp increase in higher education among Iranian women in recent decades, the clerical regime continues to block their access to meaningful employment, reinforcing an outdated and...
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Dr. Sara Josephine Baker (November 15, 1873 – February 22, 1945) was a fearless American physician, public health pioneer, and a tireless advocate for marginalized communities in early...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, often hailed as the “Iron Lady of Africa,” made history in 2006 when she became the first elected female head of state in Africa, serving...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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,...
Iran is witnessing a steep rise in child labor, particularly in urban centers like Tehran, as economic hardship intensifies and...
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.
