Tehran’s Morality Police Unveil Misogynistic Plan to Deploy 80,000 “Virtue Enforcers”
Tehran’s Morality Police Unveil Misogynistic Plan to Deploy 80,000 “Virtue Enforcers” In a new display of ...
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Month: October 2025
Face to Face with the Beast (24)
From the prison memoir by Hengameh Haj Hassan – Final Part 24 In the final part ...
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Women Heads of Households, the Voiceless Pillars of Poor Families
While the world, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17), emphasizes social ...
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Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison Express Solidarity with Qezel Hesar Hunger Strike Against Executions
Following widespread protests and a hunger strike by death-row prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison, a group ...
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Cornelia “Corrie” ten Boom: The Watchmaker Who Hid Hope
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch ...
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Kafieh Qobadzadeh Executed in Shiraz; Two Women Hanged on Wednesday
On the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Kafieh Qobadzadeh, a female prisoner, was executed in ...
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Zahra Shahbaz Tabari Held in Limbo for Seven Months in Lakan Prison
More than seven months after the arrest of Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a 67-year-old resident of Rasht, ...
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Ingrid Betancourt: Our 17, Voices of Courage and the Unbroken Spirit of Iran
On Saturday, October 11, 2025, coinciding with the World Day Against the Death Penalty, a conference ...
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Norma Merrick Sklarek: The Trailblazing Architect Who Redefined Barriers
Norma Merrick Sklarek (April 15, 1926 – February 6, 2012) didn’t just design buildings—she built pathways. ...
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Amalie Emmy Noether: The Mathematical Genius Who Revolutionized Algebra
Amalie Emmy Noether (23 March 1882 – 14 April 1935) was a German mathematician whose groundbreaking ...
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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.