A young woman in Sardasht, Iranian Kurdistan, set herself on fire on Sunday, June 25, 2017. She has been identified as Barivan Mohammadi, 23. This Kurdish woman is currently in a hospital in the city of Orumiyeh.
As the new academic year (2026–2027) begins, official regime media reports present an alarming picture of the crisis of education in Iran, marked by a steep drop in...
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The Allameh University protest took place on Monday, September 28, as students gathered to protest compulsory hijab, the repressive atmosphere prevailing on university campuses, and worsening educational and...
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At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and restrictions. Security and disciplinary pressures at universities, particularly...
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Iran's UN Seat Belongs to Its People, Rally Participants Declare in New York NEW YORK, Sept. 22-23, 2026 – Thousands of freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian...
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Safe Shelters that provide support to women survivors of violence are disappearing across Iran. At a time when rates of violence against women, femicide, and suicide resulting from...
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Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and...
Iran's UN Seat Belongs to Its People, Rally Participants Declare in New York NEW YORK, Sept. 22-23, 2026 – Thousands...
The nursing crisis in Iran has deepened significantly in recent years, with the country’s nursing workforce and broader healthcare system...
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.
