Killed by Two Bullets to the Heart and Leg: Fatemeh Abdollahi
Fatemeh Abdollahi, a resident of Tehran, was killed during the nationwide protests on January 9, 2026,...
The Fallen for Freedom
Fereshteh Azhadi
Fereshteh Azhadi was born in 1956 in Mashhad, where she completed her primary and secondary education....
Mahin Khiabani
Mahin Khiabani was the third member of the Khiabani family to be martyred in the ranks...
Sholeh Sotoudeh “Shot Dead Alongside Her Unborn Child”
Sholeh Sotoudeh, a native of Langerud, was shot and killed by regime agents during nationwide public...
Ghazal Aghaei Lindi
Ghazal Aghaei Lindi was killed on January 9, 2026, during nationwide protests, after being struck by...
Farzaneh Tavakkoli
Farzaneh Tavakkoli, a resident of Arak, was killed on January 9, 2026, after being directly shot...
Shabnam Ferdowsi
Shabnam Ferdowsi was killed on January 8, 2026, during the nationwide protests in Tehran, after being...
Samaneh Mirzaei
Samaneh Mirzaei, a resident of Tehran, was killed on January 9, 2026, during popular protests on...
Mona Hosseini
On January 8, 2026, during the nationwide protests in Malekshahr, Isfahan, Mona Hosseini was shot by...
Sanam Pourbabaei
Sanam Pourbabaei, a native of Siahkal, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Lahijan, near the...
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.