Iran: Atena Daema speaks out against IRGC
Iranian political prisoner Atena Daemi sent a letter out of prison announcing, “As an Iranian, I...
Women's News
Iran: Girls’ U16 basketball team removed from Asian Championship
Iran’s girls’ basketball team was removed from the Asian U16 games because of the Iranian federation’s...
Iran: Women actively participate in protest in Falavarjan
The personnel of Khomeini Hospital of Falavarjan, in Isfahan Province in central Iran, staged a gathering...
Iran: Young woman sentenced to 100 lashes and forced labor
A young Iranian woman was sentenced to 100 lashes and forced labor in a hospital for...
Iran: 13 young women and men arrested at a restaurant
The State Security forces arrested a group of 13 young women and men at a restaurant...
Iran: Suicide takes daily victims among women
At least three women committed suicide over the past two days in Iran. Two young women...
Iran: Women, literacy teachers, stage protest in Ardabil
Literacy teachers in Ardabil, northwestern Iran, gathered to protest their employment conditions on October 19, 2017....
Three women ministers join UAE cabinet
Three more women have been named as state ministers, bringing the total number of women in...
Iran: A glance on women’s sports
The Iranian regime does not support women athletes and by doing so attempts to marginalize them...
Iran: Women actively engage in more protests
This month has been studded by protests to the state-backed companies in Iran which have looted...
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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.