Mehri Hajinejad: Moments of Arrest and Transfer to Evin Prison
From the memoir “The Last Laughter of Leila” by Mehri Hajinejad Mehri Hajinejad was a teenage member of the student...
91st Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign: Unity Between Prison and Street
In its 91st consecutive week, the nationwide “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign once again became a powerful symbol of unity...
How Gender Parity Became the Engine of the Iranian Opposition movement
Maryam Rajavi’s rise to leadership turned gender parity from an abstract aspiration into the driving framework of Iran’s organized opposition.
Sarada Devi: The Holy Mother of Modern Spiritual India
Sarada Devi (December 22, 1853 – July 21, 1920) was a revered Indian spiritual teacher and the wife and spiritual...
Maryam Rajavi trailblazing the road to gender parity in a free Iran
Maryam Rajavi trailblazing the road to gender parity in a free Iran October 22, marks the anniversary of the announcement...
Lucy Burns: The Fearless Architect of American Women’s Suffrage
Lucy Burns (July 28, 1879 – December 22, 1966) was a bold American suffragist, political activist, and co-founder of the...
Political Prisoner Hoda Mehreganfar’s Life in Danger at Adelabad Prison
Hoda Mehreganfar, a 38-year-old electronics engineer and political prisoner, is facing a critical health crisis in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz. Despite...
Shiva Esmaeli: Deliberate Denial of Medical Care for Female Political Prisoners
Shiva Esmaeli, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, is suffering from a severe spinal condition that has left her...
Iran: Families of Death Row Prisoners Beaten and Arrested During Peaceful Protest in Tehran
A peaceful protest by families of death row prisoners outside the Iranian regime’s parliament on Sunday, October 19, turned violent...
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 moral policing, Tehran’s so-called...
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.