Iran: Security forces attacked a political prisoner’s mother
Security forces attacked the residence of political prisoner Afshin Sohrabzadeh on Wednesday night, March 15, 2017,...
Women's News
Iran: Maryam Naghash Zargaran is in dire conditions
Christian prisoner of conscience, Maryam Naghash Zargaran, is presently in dire conditions suffering from severe physical...
Iran: Death penalty for woman writer protested by her lawyer
One of the lawyers of Ms. Marjan Davari announced on March 15, 2017, that her team...
Iran: Tahereh Riyahi transferred to Evin’s Women’s Ward
Tahereh Riyahi, journalist, was transferred from the Intelligence Ministry Ward 209 of Evin to the Women's...
Iran: Massoumeh Zia to stay in prison on New Year holidays
Despite her family's preparations to deposit her bail bond, civil rights activist Massoumeh Zia is going...
Iran: Baha’ii women discriminated against
Lisa Tebyanian was arrested on March 15, 2017, by security forces of the Province of Alborz,...
Iran: 48 women arrested in Fire Festival
48 women have been arrested for participating in the traditional Iranian fire festival. The State Security...
Iran: Bereaved mother of Behnoud Ramezani is threatened
The Intelligence Department of Mazandaran (northern Iran) summoned and gave warning to a bereaved mother over...
Iran: Marjan Davari was sentenced to death
A researcher and interpreter who translated philosophical books was sentenced to death. Marjan Davari, 50, was...
Iran: Evin prisoners observed the International Women’s Day
Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in the Evin Prison commemorated the International Women's Day. The...
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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.