Mohtaram Eskandari: Iran’s First Female Political Prisoner and Trailblazer for Women’s Rights
Mohtaram Eskandari was a fearless pioneer of Iran’s early women’s movement, whose legacy continues to inspire...
Famous Women
Mahrokh Goharshenas: A Pioneer of Girls’ Education in Iran
Mahrokh Goharshenas (1872–1938) was one of the foremost pioneers of girls’ education in Iran. In an...
Astevick Davitian: Daughter of Yeprem Khan and the Voice of Iran’s Revolutionary Women
Astevick Davitian was the courageous daughter of Yeprem Khan, the legendary Armenian commander who played a...
Mahasti Ganjavi: The Voice of a Persian Woman Poet Ahead of Her Time
In the heart of the 12th century, when women's voices were often muted by tradition and...
Zeinab Pasha: The Fearless Heroine of the Tobacco Protest Movement
Zeinab Pasha (d. 1892) stands as one of Iran’s most courageous and influential female revolutionaries, a...
Infinite Horizons: The Brilliant Life and Legacy of Maryam Mirzakhani
The Brilliant Life and Legacy of Maryam Mirzakhani Maryam Mirzakhani was not just a mathematician —...
Parvin Nourivand: A Golden Voice from the Era of Flowers
Few voices linger in the history of Iranian music, not just in the ears but in...
Marzieh, Legendary Diva of Persian Traditional Music
Ashraf os-Sadat Mortezaii (March 22, 1924 – October 13, 2010), known professionally as Marzieh, was a...
Forough Farrokhzad, a poet for all ages
Forough Farrokhzad (December 29, 1934 - February 13, 1967) was the first Iranian poet to promote...
Joan of Arc, National hero of France
Joan of Arc is a worldwide legend of French patriotism. A young, simple village girl, she...
More than 400 Prominent Women Demand Halt to Iran Execution of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
More than 400 prominent women from across the globe, among them Nobel Prize winners, former presidents and prime ministers, parliamentarians,...
The Gendered Dimensions of the Water Crisis in Iran: Impacts on Women’s Health, Livelihoods, and Security
How Iranian Women Shoulder the Heavy Burden of a Deepening Crisis Download Italian Version The water crisis in Iran has...
The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
A Glance at a Costly and Ineffective Policy The “Youthful Population Law” in Iran vs. Women’s Human Rights Following a...
Why Iran’s Nationwide Uprising Continues Despite Brutal Repression
Uprising Enters 17th Day Across Iran On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Iran’s nationwide uprising entered its 17th consecutive day, with...
Nationwide Iran Uprising Expands to 207 Cities; Protesters’ Morale Remains High Despite Bloody Crackdown
On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the nationwide Iran uprising entered its third week, spreading to at least 207 cities and...
Internet Shutdown and Suppression Orders: Death Toll Surpasses 3,000
Partial list of women detained during the nationwide uprising The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced today, January 12,...
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.