Maryam Vahidian, journalist, condemned to 4 years in jail
Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced Maryam Vahidian, a journalist, to four years...
Women's News
Regime in Denial as Poisoning of School Girls Continues in Iran
The serial poisoning of school girls continues in Iran while the regime officials continue to deny...
The Ongoing Executions of Women in Iran, Madineh Sabzevan Hanged in Birjand
Executions of women in Iran continue. Three Baluch prisoners, including one woman, were hanged in Birjand...
Five female political prisoners transferred from Qarchak to Evin Prison
Five female political prisoners have been transferred from the notorious Qarchak Prison to Evin Five female...
A Baluch woman is hanged in the Central Prison of Zahedan
A Baluch woman was hanged in the Central Prison of Zahedan on Sunday, April 30, 2023....
Labor activists arrested on the eve of Labor Day
On the eve of International Workers Day, security forces raided the residence of an imprisoned teacher,...
Iranian Judiciary Indicts Detained Journalists and Summons Others
Recently, the Iranian Judiciary has taken drastic measures against journalists and citizens. Two detained journalists have...
Organized Chemical Attacks on Students in Iran Escalating
Dozens of students were poisoned in the organized chemical attacks on April 24 and 25 On...
Charged as a protest leader, a political prisoner is denied calls to her family
Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari, charged as a protest leader, has been deprived of calling home to...
Kurdish rights activists pressured to make false confessions
Kurdish rights activists pressured to make false confessions Kurdish women’s rights activists are under pressure from...
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...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
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...
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.