{"id":71026,"date":"2025-02-27T08:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T07:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=71026"},"modified":"2025-02-27T08:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T07:55:04","slug":"global-support-for-iranian-womens-resistance-a-call-for-action-on-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2025\/02\/global-support-for-iranian-womens-resistance-a-call-for-action-on-international-womens-day\/71026\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Support for Iranian Women’s Resistance: A Call for Action on International Women’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Women Leaders Gather to Advocate for Democratic Renewal at \u201cWomen, Force for Change \u2013 Free Iran 2025\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On February 22, 2025, Paris hosted the international conference<\/a>, \u201cWomen, the Driving Force of Change \u2013 Free Iran 2025,\u201d bringing together a distinguished gathering of global leaders, human rights advocates, and activists. Taking place in the lead-up to International Women\u2019s Day, the conference aimed to shed light on decades of systematic oppression in Iran while emphasizing the urgent need for democratic transformation and gender equality.<\/p>\n

The event featured compelling speeches that underscored the courage of Iranian women, who have continuously fought for freedom despite enduring oppressive laws, such as mandatory hijab, religious coercion, and political marginalization. High-profile figures, including former government officials, sitting parliamentarians, women\u2019s rights activists, and international dignitaries, called for decisive global action to hold Iran\u2019s regime accountable. The conference concluded with a united demand for immediate and transformative global intervention.<\/p>\n

The keynote speaker, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), delivered a powerful address<\/a>, honoring the countless Iranian women who have fought for freedom. She emphasized that resistance against forced hijab, religious imposition, and autocratic rule is, at its core, a battle for human dignity. Mrs. Rajavi chronicled the Iranian people\u2019s unrelenting struggle spanning more than four decades, marked by imprisonment, torture, and executions. She warned that the regime\u2019s reliance on religious fascism, coupled with its nuclear ambitions, cannot outlast the unwavering determination of the Iranian people. Her words served as an impassioned call for a future where Iranian women spearhead the movement towards democracy and freedom.<\/p>\n