Forced Confessions Lead to 25-Year Sentence for Mother Over Iran Protests
Fatemeh Abbasi, a 34-year-old mother and one of the thousands detained during the January 2026 Iran...
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Two Women Face 74 Lashes and 7 Years Prison over Iran Protests
The Iranian judiciary has sentenced two women to a combined total of seven years in prison...
“No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign Marks 117th Week Across 56 Prisons
Amid escalating protests over the use of capital punishment and growing public concern about the situation...
Kurdish Female Fighters among Three Killed in Iranian Regime’s Strikes
Three Iranian Kurds, including two Kurdish female fighters, were killed in drone and rocket strikes in...
Young Female Kurdish Fighter Killed in Drone Attack by Revolutionary Guards
Ghazal Mowlan, a member of the Peshmerga forces of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, has...
January 2026 Uprising: Four Detained Protesters Are Sentenced to Death
The clerical regime's Judiciary has sentenced another four detained protesters from the January 2026 uprising to...
Week 116 of “No to Executions Tuesdays” Amid Internet Shutdown
The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has entered its 116th consecutive week, marked by the ongoing...
Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Finally Freed After 17 Years in Iran Prisons
One of Iran’s longest-serving female political prisoners, she did not have a single day of furlough...
115th Week of ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ Continues After Execution of Six Veteran Members
The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, marked by weekly hunger strikes led by prisoners, has now...
Continued Detention of Mother and Sister of Executed Political Prisoner Babak Alipour
Two months after their arrest, the mother, sister, and brother of Babak Alipour, a political prisoner...
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.