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 […]
The Democratic Organisation of Iranian Women condemns the wave of arrests of women, including many women from Mothers for Justice, and the persecution of women and violation of their rights, under the pretext of ‘saving hejab and chastity’. The new round of arrests in Iran, which started with a recent speech and “permission” of Vali […]
The Democratic Organisation of Iranian Women presented its contribution to the International Seminar on Women and the World of Work organised by the Democratic Movement of Women in Portugal (MDM) and supported by WIDF. Excerpts of the presentation that was on the subject of Precarious Employment and Women in Iran, are shown below: ‘We wish […]
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 Movement of Democratic Women in Israel, sent the following message to the International seminar on Women and the World of Work, held near Lisbon in Portugal, on 28th May 2021. Excerpts of the message read as follows: ‘We are sorry for our delayed response to register and participate in seminar program, because of our […]
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 […]
