Raha Pour Ebrahim denied medical care in Mashhad jail
Political prisoner Raha Pour Ebrahim has been denied medical treatment and hospitalization despite undergoing major surgery....
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Prosecution of journalists persists in Iran: Parisa Salehi is handed down one year in prison
Parisa Salehi, a journalist, was sentenced to one year in prison and supplementary punishments. The Revolutionary...
Femicide in Iran Persists: Two More Women Become Its Heartbreaking Victims
Two more women become victims of femicide in Iran. A middle-aged woman in Tehran was set...
Bayan Farajollahi receives a one-year jail sentence
The first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj sentenced Bayan Farajollahi to one year of...
Ghazaleh Zare’e, a rights activist and journalist, sentenced to 3 years in prison
The Iranian Judiciary has sentenced a rights activist, Ghazaleh Zare’e, to three years of imprisonment. Ghazaleh...
Anahita Amirpour, 20, shot and killed by Iranian security forces in Borujerd
On Friday night, January 19, 2024, plainclothes agents of the Borujerd Intelligence Department opened a barrage...
Golaleh Vatandoust, a Kurdish Lawyer, sentenced to 6 years and 7 months in jail
Golaleh Vatandoust, a Kurdish Lawyer, sentenced to 6 years and 7 months in jail Golaleh Vatandoust,...
Reserve Teachers Rally for Fair Treatment and Job Security in Tehran
Amidst escalating economic hardships, reserve teachers in Tehran took to the streets to voice their grievances,...
Fatemeh Mousavi, mother of 2, faces charges in court
The second session of the trial of Fatemeh Mousavi was held by Branch 103 of the...
Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi Face New Charges
The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office of Tehran has levied new charges against Niloufar Hamedi and...
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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.