Sholeh Ram and her husband, Shayan Rahimi were arrested in the morning of February 1, 2017, in Zahedan by intelligence and security forces and transferred to an unknown location.
The Bahaii couple are accused of acting against national security.
Zahedan is the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan-o Baluchistan.
Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari was brutally beaten and severely bruised by prison officials in Fardis Prison in Karaj, on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Ms. Senobari had been identified...
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Johanna Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 –December 4, 1975) was a German-born political philosopher, author, and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Renowned for...
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On the anniversary of the student uprising in Iran on July 9, 1999, we pay tribute to the young women who participated in this movement, gave their lives...
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As Iran marked the 76th week of the nationwide “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, the voices of political prisoners, the families of political prisoners, and protesting citizens once...
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Nearly two months after her arrest, Maryam Delbari — a writer and former head of the Abadan Art Bureau — remains arbitrarily detained in Shiraz’s Adelabad Prison, with...
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Widowed Women in Iran, Alone and Oppressed in the Shadow of Discrimination In the Iranian legal system, where gender-based discrimination...
Marking the International Labor Day 2025 Female workers in Iran, with calloused hands and exhausted bodies, carry the burden of...
In a powerful statement of unity, 651 prominent women leaders, including former heads of state, ministers, jurists, and human rights...
On the anniversary of the student uprising in Iran on July 9, 1999, we pay tribute to the young women...
Widespread Refusal by Notary Offices Exposes Institutionalized Misogyny in Iran In Iran, a woman’s right to initiate divorce is not...
Qarchak Prison in Varamin, known as the largest women’s prison in Iran, has become a symbol of systemic human rights...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.
