Azam Attarzadeh
Friends of Azam Attarzadeh know her as Shahrbanoo. She was born in 1961 in Boroujerd, in...
The Fallen for Freedom
Zahra Ahmadizadeh
Zahra Ahmadizadeh was born in Abadan, southwestern Iran, in 1955 to a religious, middle-class family. Her...
Elaheh Orouji
Elaheh Orouji, 25, was born to a prosperous family. She was a student of architectural engineering...
Fahimeh Tahsili
Fahimeh Tahsili was born on September 4, 1957. She dedicated her intelligence, education, and future to...
Parvaneh Peivastegan
Parvaneh Peivastegan was born on April 27, 1962, in Tehran. She experienced a difficult childhood, and...
Giti Sadegh
Giti Sadegh was introduced to the MEK when she was very young: she was a relative...
Parvin Behdarvand
Parvin Behdarvand, a nurse from the southern city of Masjed Soleiman, is among the thousands of...
Gity Naziri
My sister Gity was 24 when she was executed in Iran The second and third sequel...
Shirin Alam Hooli, the blossom of the resistance of Iranian Kurdistan
Iran’s history will never forget courageous women such as Shirin Alam Hooli, a Kurdish woman who...
Faezeh Rajabi
Faezeh Rajabi was one of the 36 members of the PMOI/MEK who laid down their lives...
Widowed Women in Iran: Main Problems and Challenges
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Hidden Sufferings and Modern Slavery: A Look at the Situation of Female Workers in Iran
Marking the International Labor Day 2025 Female workers in Iran, with calloused hands and exhausted bodies, carry the burden of...
Iranian Women’s Struggle: 651 Prominent Women Call for Solidarity
In a powerful statement of unity, 651 prominent women leaders, including former heads of state, ministers, jurists, and human rights...
Humanitarian Crisis in Qarchak Prison: Lives of Political Prisoners at Risk
Women Political prisoners recently transferred from Evin Prison to Qarchak Prison in Varamin are being held under dire, inhumane, and...
Against All Odds, Iranian Women at the Forefront of Change
On the anniversary of the student uprising in Iran on July 9, 1999, we pay tribute to the young women...
Even with Power of Attorney, Iranian Women Face Barriers to Divorce
Widespread Refusal by Notary Offices Exposes Institutionalized Misogyny in Iran In Iran, a woman’s right to initiate divorce is not...
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.