25th November marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and is a turning point in the history of women’s struggle for the elimination of violence perpetrated against them. Four Mirabal sisters, Patria, Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Dede) were active against Trojillo, the dictator of the Dominican Republic. Three of the Mirabal […]
DOIW has thanked international sister organisations who signed the Joint Declaration of support for the struggle of women of Iran, the text of which follows. Dear Sisters and comrades, The protests in Iran have continued unabated for more than two months now. So far, early December, there are reports of 470 protesters killed, among them […]
It is three months since the nationwide protests by the people of our homeland started with the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” after the heinous murder of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. During these protests hundreds of people have been targets of the bullets of the police and security forces of the religious dictatorship and have died. […]
Following the Democratic Organization of Iranian Women’s call on progressive and sister organizations to join in the issue of a joint statement as an expression of their support for the struggles of the Iranian people, more than 220 women’s organisations, political parties and civic organisations and individuals in India expressed their solidarity by signing the […]
Joint statement of democratic women’s organisations in support of the struggle of Iranian women for dignity, equality, peace, justice, and for human and democratic rights We, the undersigned organisations that campaign for women’s emancipation from every form of exploitation note that: On 6th July 2022, the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim […]
The Federation of Women of Greece (OGE) denounces the reactionary regime of Iran for the death of the 22-year-old Iranian Amini Mahsa of Kurdish origin, which was preceded by her arrest by the “morality police” in Tehran for not wearing her hijab correctly. We express our solidarity with the women of popular strata of Iran, […]
The Democratic Movement of Women in Portugal (MDM) organised an international seminar on Women and the Labour World in Portugal and in Europe, organised in collaboration with the Women International Democratic Federation – WIDF, and with the support of Loures Municipality, Lisbon. Many women’s organisations took part and spoke about the challenges that women face […]
The brilliant record of women’s movement in Iran that has fought for freedom and justice, is adorned with many memorable figures, every one of whom has been an active vanguard of their time and has played an invaluable role in the struggle of Iranian women for their rights.
The following is an appeal from the Steering Committee of Women’s International Democratic Federation regarding the conditions that have followed the COVID 19 pandemic. The Women´s International Democratic Federation (WIDF) saluting all the women and men who are in the fight to get out of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are in solidarity with all the peoples and […]
The Democratic Organisation of Iranian Women is in solidarity with the women who are grappling with the fallout of the lethal COVID 19 virus in their countries. Besides claiming thousands of lives worldwide, this emergency has also exacerbated people’s economic conditions and increased their insecurity. This has been especially problematic for countries without sound public […]