Iran: Zeinab Taheri has been summoned for interrogation
Zeinab Taheri, a lawyer, has been summoned to the Second Branch of the Cultural and Media...
Women's News
Iran: Mother appeals for saving life of her son, Ramin Hossein Panahi
Ms. Sharifeh Zarrini (Dayeh Sahrifeh), mother of death-row political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi, wrote a letter...
Iran: Women employees stage protest at a university in Mashhad
Employees of Payam Noor University of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, including women employees, staged a protest at...
Iran: More guidance patrols to crack down on women
New groups of guidance patrols will begin their crackdown on women in Ardebil, northwestern Iran. The...
Iran: Women widely participated in funeral of martyrs of Kazerun
Thousands of residents of Kazerun participated in the funeral procession of three young men martyred in...
Iran: Women participate in protests in Tehran and Rasht
Women actively participated in protest gatherings of students and plundered people in Tehran and Rasht, capital...
Iran: 10 young women and men arrested at a party
The State Security Force (SSF) arrested 10 young women and men at a party in Rasht,...
Iran: Life of Yaresan prisoner of conscience in danger in Qarchak
The life of a prisoner of conscience in the notorious Qarchak Prison for women is in...
Iran: Plundered women take part in protest in Mashhad
Women and men plundered by the fraudulent IRGC-backed Caspian Credit Institute staged a protest in Mashhad,...
Iran: Number of women heads of household doubled
The number of women heads of household has more than doubled in a 20-year period. This...
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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.