Iran: Mazandaran’s Prosecutor gave stern warning to unveiled women
The Public Prosecutor of Mazandaran, northern Iran, announced that the Judiciary would be harsh on those...
Women's News
Iran: Moral security patrols invaded the beach to clampdown on women
In the latest example of summer crackdown on women in Iran, a photo has been published...
Iran: Judiciary official opposes adoption of VAW bill
"The bill on combating violence against women (in Iran) has been drafted from a merely sexual...
Iran: AI expresses concern over situation of Zeinab Jalalian
Amnesty International issued an urgent action statement, expressing concern about the situation of Zeynab Jalalian, political...
Iran: Girl students stage protest outside Ministry of Health
Girl students volunteering to train as dental assistant held a protest outside the Ministry of Health...
Iran: Women nurses stage protest Boushehr
Women nurses in Boushehr, southern Iran, launched a rally on Thursday, August 24, 2017, in protest...
Iran: Maryam Massouri concerned over hunger striking prisoners
“The hunger strike of political prisoners (in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, Iran) is not for prisoners...
Iran: Young woman arrested in Baneh
Sara Rostami, 28 from Sanandaj, was arrested Monday night, August 21, 2017, by Iran’s security forces...
Iran: Reporters Without Borders and the case of Aliyeh Motallebzadeh
In its latest report on August 23, 2017, about the absence of freedom of expression in Iran,...
Iran: Education Ministry’s shameful directive on teachers’ employment
The Ministry of Education in Iran has issued a humiliating directive on the terms and conditions...
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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.