On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember thousands massacred in Iran
On January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the genocide that resulted in the deaths of...
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Iranian female athletes emigrate, defying the mullahs’ rules
Three Iranian female athletes left Iran permanently in December 2019 and January 2020 with no intention...
Flood-stricken woman in Sistan and Baluchestan: We’ve been forgotten!
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Leading Role of Iranian Women Reflected in the Media
The Guardian website reported on the leading role of women in anti-government rallies in Iran. Protest...
Female prisoners in Iran do forced labor behind the bars
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Women porters carrying the burden of livelihood on their backs
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Jailed civil rights activist Monireh Arabshahi slams regime for brutal crackdown of Iran protests
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Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian supports the Iran uprising
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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
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Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
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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.