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Famous Women
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Forough Farrokhzad, a poet for all ages
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Parvin E’tesami, Unmatched Cultural Treasure of Iran
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Ghazaleh Alizadeh stood up to oppression with her pen
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Iranian Women’s Struggle: 651 Prominent Women Call for Solidarity
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CSW69, Beijing+30 – NCRI Women’s Committee Report
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4 decades of resistance for freedom by Generation Equality in Iran
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Femicide in Iran: Women’s Blood on the Ground, Justice in Ruins
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June 20, 1981: The Day Iran’s Resistance Was Born
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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.