Collective Action of Independent Iranian Women
Collective Action of Independent Iranian Women was established in September 2020 with the aim of defending the achievements of Iranian women and saying “no” to sexual-gender oppression, reactionary ideologies, national, ethnic, racial, and economic-class injustices. Currently, 22 Iranian women’s organizations around the world, while maintaining their independent group identities, stand together under the framework of the Collective Action of Independent Iranian Women to show their solidarity with women in Iran and globally.
Latest Statements
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Statement by 23 Independent Iranian Women’s Organizations; A Joint Action on the Occasion of International Women’s Day; No to War, No to Dictatorship — We Commemorate March 8 by Defending the Right to Life
A Joint Action on the Occasion of International Women’s Day This year, on the eve of March 8, International Women’s Day, we stand in circumstances far more different than before. It has not yet been two months since the large-scale massacre of people during the uprising of Dey 1404 (December–January 2025–2026), when people rose up
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We defend the struggles of the people of Iran for liberation and social justice
We, the undersigned 23 independent Iranian women’s organizations, defend the struggles of the people of Iran for liberation and social justice! This time, the rise in the dollar exchange rate was the spark that ignited the current uprising across the streets of Iran , an uprising for livelihood and for freedom. The uprisings of recent
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The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: A Call for the Right Life and Human dignity!
As November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,approaches, we, the undersigned 23 independent Iranian women’s organizations, once again affirm our collective determination to confront and resist all forms of gender-based and sexual violence. The path before us is long and turbulent — a path that countless women and advocates of equality have walked with resilience