Sahar Gholamali: Our movement is summed up in the word of hope!
With her penetrating gaze, she looks around. After hearing the questions, she reflects for a moment...
Women of Iranian Resistance
Forough Kalbi: Smiling with faith
I was just a little girl, perhaps about 7, when my memory was embedded with the...
Farrokh Farhangian: Your cause guides you all the way through
From all my life experiences, the only phrase I would like to leave behind is, “It’s...
Azam Fatemi: Those who seek, will find
My name’s Azam Fatemi. I come from Saveh, a beautiful city in Iran’s Central Province. These...
Parvin Firouzan: Never thought I would be behind bars for 9 years
As far as I can remember, I have always sought to figure out the laws. Scientific...
Azam Farsi: Someday, we will experience the taste of freedom
The efforts and struggle of women of the Iranian Resistance have guaranteed freedom and equality for...
Laila Delfi, the courier of freedom
Hi, my name is Laila Delfi. My beloved sister, Maryam, and I are members of the...
Fatemeh Akbari: We’re the continuation of a path that leads to freedom
Hello. My name's Fatemeh Akbari Monfared. I'm the sister of political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared, a...
Shabnam Madadzadeh: I took wings and flew with two phrases
Following are excerpts from a speech by former political prisoner, Shabnam Madadzadeh, delivered on November 26,...
Mahnaz Sa’eidi: I am bereaved but confident of victory
The hot summer days remind me of the summer when I last visited my mum. Those...
The Gendered Dimensions of the Water Crisis in Iran: Impacts on Women’s Health, Livelihoods, and Security
How Iranian Women Shoulder the Heavy Burden of a Deepening Crisis Download Italian Version The water crisis in Iran has...
The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
A Glance at a Costly and Ineffective Policy The “Youthful Population Law” in Iran vs. Women’s Human Rights Following a...
Widowed Women in Iran: Main Problems and Challenges
Widowed Women in Iran, Alone and Oppressed in the Shadow of Discrimination In the Iranian legal system, where gender-based discrimination...
55% of Child Abuse Cases in Iran Involve Young Girls
A Disturbing Rise in Child Abuse and the Vulnerability of Young Girls A largely overlooked aspect of systemic violence in...
Child Marriage in Iran: An Institutionalized Violence Against the Girl Child
Child marriage in Iran remains legal and widespread. The forced and early marriage of girls is one of the most...
Safe Shelters: The Deep Gap Between the Reality of Domestic Violence and Support Services for Abused Women in Iran
Safe Shelters in Iran are temporary passages that, although seemingly symbols of refuge and support, in practice reflect the inefficiency...
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.