Golnar Samsami Slain in the Iran Uprising November 2019
Golnar Samsami was 34 with an 8-year-old son. She lived in Fardis, Karaj, but worked at...
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Mahnaz Mehdizadeh Slain in the Iran uprising November 2019
Mahnaz Mehdizadeh was from Karaj, in Alborz Province. She was shot dead by the special units...
Ameneh Shahbazifard slain in the Iran Uprising in November 2019
Ameneh Shahbazifard was a 34-year-old housewife with three children, a 4-year-old girl and two boys, 12...
Azadeh Zarbi slain in the Iran Uprising in November 2019
Azadeh Zarbi was shot to death in Shahriar on November 16, 2019. Azadeh Zarbi, 26, was...
Shabnam Dayani slain in the Iran Uprising in November 2019
Shabnam Dayani was killed on November 16, 2019, during Iran protests in Shiraz. Shabnam Dayani and...
Halimeh Samiri slain in the Iran Uprising in November 2019
Halimeh Samiri was a brave woman who gave her life for freedom during the Iran Uprising...
Nikta Esfandani Slain in the Iran Uprising November 2019
Nikta Esfandani was slain in Tehran during the Iran Uprising of November 2019. Born in 2005,...
Iran’s women seeking to bring down the regime
November saw the outbreak of yet another nationwide uprising in Iran. One of the major features...
Quds City Governor admits ordering guards to shoot on Iran protesters
The Iranian regime's governor of Quds City admitted that she had ordered security guards of the...
International Day to Eliminate VAW – Nov 25
November 25 marks the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. This is a good opportunity...
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...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
Iran: Continued Arrests and Long Prison Terms for Women Protesters
January 2026 nationwide uprising has been followed by a wave of continued arrests, harsh sentences, and continued judicial uncertainty for...
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.