Grieving Mothers of Kurdistan Boycott Sham Presidential Elections: A Powerful Call for Justice and Accountability
In a bold and heartfelt statement, a group of grieving mothers from Kurdistan has publicly announced...
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Mandana Karimi, 55, transferred to Evin Prison to Serve Her Sentence
Security forces raided the residence of Ms. Mandana Karimi Bakhtiari on June 10, 2024, and took...
Maryam Akbari Monfared: Iranian Political Prisoner Faces Property Confiscation as Sentence Nears End
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared is facing a daunting new challenge as authorities move to seize...
Women’s Rights Activist Houra Nikbakht Detained in Evin Prison
Houra Nikbakht, a renowned women’s rights activist and the publisher and managing editor of "Mashq-e Barabari...
Maryam Mehrabi and Her Young Children Arrested in Isfahan, Iran
On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, agents raided the home of Maryam Mehrabi, the sister of Mahmoud...
Political Prisoner Maryam Jalal Hosseini Deprived of Treatment
Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a political prisoner incarcerated in the Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as...
Political Prisoners in Evin Prison: Nasim Gholami Simiyari and Others Detained Without Trial
Political prisoners in Evin Prison are detained without trial for lengthy periods. Nearly 400 days have...
Political Prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi, 69, Deprived of Medical Treatment
The political prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi has been denied medical treatment on the orders of the...
Atena Farghadani sentenced to six years in prison
The 26th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Atena Farghadani, a cartoonist and former political...
PMOI Resistance Units Champion #FreeIran2024 with 10,000 Brave Acts
Despite severe repression, the Resistance Units of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) have undertaken...
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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.