Coronavirus crisis deals irreparable damage to women heads of household
Women heads of household have suffered greater damage and pressure during the coronavirus crisis due to...
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Female Peddlers Forced to Sell in Subways as Coronavirus Spreads in Iran
Low-income female peddlers still need to make a living – whether on the street or in...
Status of women in Iran in the span of a year
Over the past year, our staff have painstakingly documented human rights and gender-specific abuses in Iran....
Non-profit imprisonment in the women’s wards at Evin and Qarchak
Women inmates in Iran describe earning a living while in prison as “non-profit imprisonment.” The inmates...
Iran’s women honor March 8 on the front lines of their fight for freedom
Although women have been celebrating Women’s Day for nearly a century, the UN General Assembly called...
Porter women take to the mountains to feed their children in Iran
The state-run newspapers and media in Iran headlined the significant increase in the number of porter...
Coronavirus kills at least one woman in Saveh
Woman dies of coronavirus in the city of Saveh. The head of Arak University of Medical...
Women’s conditions in Agahi Prison of Karaj and Kachouii Prison
Parvin Mohammadi, Vice President of the Free Union of Iran Workers, has published her experience of...
High dropout rate among girls in Sistan and Baluchestan Province
The dropout rate for girls in Sistan and Baluchestan is high, with most girls ending their...
Elite women killed in the IRGC downing of Ukrainian airliner
176 passengers were killed in the downing of a Ukrainian passenger aircraft on January 8, 2020,...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
Women, Resistance, Freedom: The Unbroken Lineage from Camp Ashraf to Iran’s Gen-Z Revolution
When an early morning raid struck Camp Ashraf at 5:00 AM on September 1, 2013, the goal of Iran’s clerical...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
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.