In Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria, women have led movements for freedom under regimes that systematically deny their rights. After the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini in September 2022, women in Iran sparked the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising—an act of defiance that continues today through daily resistance to compulsory veiling. Women of Afghanistan, facing complete erasure under the Taliban, continue to organize across borders to demand accountability. In Syria, women who resisted dictatorship for decades are now navigating return and rebuilding in a post-Assad landscape, confronting new forms of marginalization.

At this event, prominent women’s rights activists from all three countries will share their lived experiences and political insights. Through individual talks, a panel discussion, and audience Q&A, they will explore how systems of exclusion operate—and how women are advancing a unified human rights vision.

You will meet:

Metra Mehran, Policy advisor to the End Gender Apartheid campaign

Azam Jangravi, ”Woman, Life, Freedom” Activist, Iran

Zaina Erhaim, Gender Expert and Journalist, Syria