Dr. Zohreh Fazeli
Dr. Zohreh Fazeli was killed on Friday, January 9, 2026, during protests in the city of...
The Fallen for Freedom
“Just a Few More Minutes” — Mahsa Dezfoulian Kermanshahi
Mahsa Dezfoulian Kermanshahi was shot and killed on January 9, 2026, during nationwide protests in Fardis,...
Sahar Fallah
Sahar Fallah was killed during the nationwide protests of January 2026 in Tehran, after being shot...
Sonya Salehi-Rad
Sonya Salehi-Rad was killed on January 8, 2026, during the nationwide popular protests in Shiraz, on...
Arezoo Abedi
Arezoo Abedi was killed on January 9, 2026, during the nationwide popular protests in Isfahan, on...
Arnika Dabbagh
Arnika Dabbagh, from Gorgan, was killed on January 9, 2026, during the nationwide uprising, after being...
Maedeh Moradi Kia
Maedeh Moradi Kia, a resident of Tehran, was killed on January 9, 2026, during nationwide popular...
Mona Esmi
Mona Esmi, a native of Rasht, was killed on January 8, 2026, during the nationwide uprising,...
Nastaran Zare’ Manesh
Nastaran Zare’ Manesh, a resident of Tehran, was killed on January 8, 2026, during nationwide popular...
Faezeh Mostaan
Faezeh Mostaan, a native of Karaj, was killed during Iran’s nationwide protests on January 8, 2026,...
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.