Iran: Young woman committed fatal suicide
Shima Adak, a 24-year-old woman from Marivan, committed suicide on April 9, 2017, and died. Her...
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Iran: Nargess Mohammadi deprived of furlough
Judiciary officials refused to grant furlough to human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi who is presently detained...
Iran: I would rather die than to give in to oppression – Atena Daemi
Civil and children's rights activist Atena Daemi published an open letter on April 9, 2017, insisting...
Iran: Women’s protest to death sentences
Some 500 family members and relatives of death-row prisoners held a gathering outside the mullahs' parliament...
Iran: Atena Daemi starts a hunger strike
Atena Daemi, a human rights activist and advocate of children's rights, went on a hunger strike...
Iran: Woman political prisoner deprived of her right to appeal
Political prisoner Sotoudeh Fazel, a 65-year-old teacher by profession, has been deprived of revision of her...
Iran: Young Kurdish woman arrested for her “unconventional clothes”
In the wake of the Persian New Year celebrations in Nowruz, security forces arrested a young...
Iran: Three female environmental activists are arrested
At least three women, environmental activists, were arrested by security forces in Marivan, Iranian Kurdistan. These...
Iran: Young woman attempts suicide
A 27-year-old woman committed suicide and lost her life in the city of Ahar (East Azerbaijan...
Iran: Fourth month of undecided state of Tahereh Riyahi in Evin
Tahereh Riyahi, a journalist who worked for the state-run Borna news agency, has been held in...
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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.