Iran: Male photographers banned from weddings
The head of the Union of Photographers and Cameramen said that the authorized units that work...
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Iran: Shocking murder of teenager by her brother
A teenage girl was shot dead by her brother because of resisting against her forced marriage....
Iran: Women’s denial of hijab causes economic crisis – Khamenei’s rep
Khamenei’s representative in Mashhad, mullah Alamol Hoda, said women’s failure to observe the hijab has led...
Iran: Summer crackdown on women launched in Qom
The General and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Qom announced on July 7, 2017, that the plan to...
Iran: Young woman sentenced to flogging and forced labor
A young woman in Tehran was sentenced to flogging and forced labor for having illicit relations...
Iran: Marriage of girl children continues in Kurdistan
Five-hundred and 32 marriages of girls between 10 to 15 years old have taken place in...
Iran: Tehran Province’s divorce rate has increased by 6%
Sadegh Sa’adatiyan, Director General of the Registration of Documents and Properties Organization, said, “The divorce rate...
Iran: Homeless women sell their infants
Homeless women have no other choice but to sell their children due to extreme poverty. Tehran...
Iran: Woman studying masters of physics gets killed in dorm
A young woman studying masters of Physics at the University of Kurdistan was killed. Zahra Alidousti,...
Iran: Two 15-year-old girls commit suicide
Two 15-year-old girls committed suicide in Iran on two consecutive days. Lahijan police chief said, “A...
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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.