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NCRI Women's Committee

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.

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Role of Iranian Women in the Organized Opposition

March 21, 2025 • NCRI Women's Committee • Season 4 • Episode 5

Today, we’re doing a deep dive into something pretty incredible: the fight of Iranian women for freedom and democracy. It’s been going on for over 150 years. It is remarkable and it’s so important to remember that this fight goes way beyond the Hijab, though that’s what people often focus on. It’s really about challenging the whole system that uses women’s lives as a tool to hold on to hold on to power. And that’s been going on for well over 40 years.

These women have been resisting this oppression and control from the very moment the current regime came into power, facing imprisonment, arrest, torture, and executions. The courage it takes is unbelievable. And when you look back at the history of this struggle, you can see echoes of other women’s movements.

Over the past 30 years, Iranian women have taken the lead in the organized opposition, pushing this fight to a whole new level.

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