Iran: Cover for women in hospitals unveiled and met with opposition
The Ministry of Health openly announced its opposition to the new uniform for female nurses and...
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Iran: A woman was splashed with acid in Kermanshah
A woman was targeted in an acid attack in Kermanshah, capital of western Kermanshah Province. The...
Iran: Ghadrieh Ghaderi released after 23-day delay
Finally, after 23 days of delay, political prisoner Ghadrieh Ghaderi was released from the Central Prison...
Iran: Parvin Mohammadi blasts regime for denying right to protest
“The government has no right to deny us food and at the same time, close our...
Iran: Dealing with improperly veiled women to intensify in summer
With summer on its way, the commander of the State Security Force in Boroujerd reiterated that...
Iran: Over 1000 women staged protests outside parliament
More than 1000 women, teachers, staged a major protest outside the parliament in Tehran on Tuesday,...
Iran: Nurses gathered in protest outside Health Ministry
Trained nurse’s assistants staged a protest gathering across from the Health Ministry on Tuesday, June 6,...
Iran: 90 young men and women arrested during a tour in Sepidan
Ninety young men and women were arrested by State Security forces in Sepidan, Fars Province, while...
Iran: No tickets for women on the website of World Volleyball League
FIVB Volleyball World League 2017 is going to kick off next week in Tehran. Again there...
Iran: Marjan Davari’s death sentence referred to the Supreme Court
The death sentence of imprisoned interpreter, Marjan Davari, was referred to the Supreme Court. Ms. Davari...
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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.