Retired teachers arrested in peaceful protest in Tehran
Retired teachers in Tehran and the people of Yazd, in central Iran held protests on Sunday....
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A 13-year-old girl dies, six get injured in road accidents in Iran
Two 13-year-old students, including a girl, died of serious injuries in a school bus crash in...
Former political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee is rearrested
Former political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee was once again arrested in the morning of Saturday, November...
Four women and girl children die in deadly earthquake in northwestern Iran
A deadly 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran in the morning of Friday, November 8, 2019....
Women’s suicides doubled over the past two decades in Iran
The statistics on women’s suicides in Iran has doubled over the past two decades. In an...
Political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna deprived of visiting her husband
Once again, political prisoner Fatemeh Mossanna was deprived of visiting her husband, Hassan Sadeqi, who is...
Early marriages – 234,000 girl children under 15 got married in 2017
The Iranian census organization has released new statistics on early marriages in Iran. According to the...
Hadiss Sabouri taken to the Women’s Ward of Evin after reporting in
Civil rights activist Hadiss Sabouri was arrested in court and taken to the Women’s Ward of...
Iraqi women widely and actively participate in uprisings
Short video clips posted on the internet show Iraqi women widely participating in the uprising of...
Ten school girls got injured when their bus crashed into a mountain
Ten school girls got injured when their bus crashed into a mountain. The accident took place...
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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.