Toddler girl forced to see her mother under torture
Once in 1985, when I was under interrogation in Evin Prison, I was sitting blindfolded across...
Heroines in Chain
In memory of PMOI woman, Susan Salehi
In the evening of one of the days in mid-September 1981, a number of new prisoners...
The solitary cell without a toilet
Facebook post by: Atena Farghadani, cartoonist and former political prisoner Because I had published a video...
Maryam Akbari Monfared: A rainbow of hope
Facebook post by: Atena Farghadani, cartoonist and former political prisoner When I was transferred from solitary...
Zeinab Bagheri
Zeinab Bagheri: Victim of the 1988 massacre in Ahwaz Zeinab Bagheri and Parvin Bagheri, along with...
Nahid Tahsili paid the price to defend her political identity
Nahid Tahsili paid the price to defend her political identity. Tahsili family’s picture is right in...
Fearless in the Face of Adversities!
I got to know Effat Ismaeli ever since I was transferred to Ghezel-hessar Detention Centre on...
The Roar of a Waterfall
Zohreh Heydari was from the city of Qom, and was only 17 years old. Her statuesque...
The slave of the tavern of love
We used to refer to her as “Blue”, because of the color of her eyes. Her...
A prisoner’s wish: I’ll open a beauty parlor!
Her name was Ashraf Fadaii. She was born in 1960. Her sentence had ended in 1986,...
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.