Ghazaleh Chalabi
The passionate young woman who sacrificed her life for the freedom of her homeland Ghazaleh Chalabi...
The Fallen for Freedom
Roshna Ahmadi
Roshna Ahmadi, born in 2003, was tragically killed during protests in the city of Bukan, located...
Zahra Mikaeili
Zahra Mikaeili, born on September 30, 2002, was a high school graduate in experimental sciences and...
Sarina Esmailzadeh
An Inquisitive and Talented Young Soul Brutally Crushed by IRGC forces Sarina Esmailzadeh (July 2, 2006...
Hannaneh Kia Kajouri
A Life Ended Too Soon Hannaneh Kia Kajouri was born in 1999 in Nowshahr, a coastal...
Hadis Najafi
Hadis Najafi, a symbol of women's resistance against the religious tyranny ruling Iran Hadis Najafi was...
Nika Shakarami
Nika Shakarami died from repeated blows of the baton to her head Nika Shakarami was born...
Minoo Majidi
A True Teacher Who Taught the Lesson of Sacrifice Minoo Majidi, a Kurdish woman from the...
Mahsa Amini
A brief review of the manner of arrest and the clerical regime’s cover-up of Mahsa Amini’s...
Zohreh Ghaemi
Braving the dangers Date of birth: 1964 Place of birth: Tehran Education: 12th grade Political activism:...
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...
Widows in Iran: An Analysis of Legal Challenges and the Structure of Discrimination
Introduction: In the political and legal structure governing Iran, misogyny and gender discrimination have been institutionalized as a fundamental principle,...
Iranian Women Trapped by War, Poverty, and Domestic Abuse
The war and intensifying economic crises in recent months have exerted the greatest and most direct pressure on Iranian women,...
JINNEWS: An Account of Women Prisoners’ Resistance in Iran Amid Repression and Discrimination
Turkey’s JINNEWS, one of the region’s well-known news outlets covering women’s issues and human rights, published a report on June...
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.