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Women in History
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More than 400 Prominent Women Demand Halt to Iran Execution of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
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The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
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Why Iran’s Nationwide Uprising Continues Despite Brutal Repression
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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.