Jila Naghizadeh
In the aftermath of the clerical regime’s massive attack on the PMOI’s top headquarters in Tehran...
The Fallen for Freedom
Soghra Bozorghanfard
In the aftermath of the clerical regime’s massive attack on the PMOI’s top headquarters in Tehran...
Massoumeh Shademani
December 26, 1981 – Execution of Mojahed mother, Massoumeh Shademani (Mother Kabiri), champion of resistance under...
Fatemeh Karimi dies after 50 years of struggle for freedom
Fatemeh Karimi better known to all as Mother Farzanesa passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020,...
Mahnaz Mehdizadeh Nader
Mahnaz Mehdizadeh Nader was from Karaj, in Alborz Province. She was shot dead by the special...
Ameneh Shahbazifard
Ameneh Shahbazifard was a 34-year-old housewife with three children, a 4-year-old girl and two boys, 12...
Azar Mirzapour Zahabi
Azar Mirzapour Zahabi lost her life when she was shot in the heart on November 16,...
Golnar Samsami
Golnar Samsami was 34 years old, married with an 8-year-old boy named Roham. Golnar Samsami lived...
Mina Sheikhi
Mina Sheikhi was born on December 22, 1960, in Saqqez. She lost her husband 30 years...
Nikta Esfandani
Nikta Esfandani was one of the youngest victims killed during the Iran uprising in November 2019....
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.