The crime of being an activist: 5 women jailed in Iran
Raha Asgarizadeh, a journalist, photographer, and women’s rights activist, started her two-year sentence in Evin Prison...
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Political prisoner Forough Taghipour not sent to hospital despite critical conditions
Political prisoner Forough Taghipour was not sent to the hospital on August 30, 2022, as she...
10 female seasonal workers lost their lives on Iran’s unsafe roads
800 workers die every year due to the lack of minimum safety facilities 10 female seasonal...
Political prisoner deprived of visitations for three months
Maryam Akbari has been deprived of visitations while already facing restrictions on making phone calls Political...
Political prisoner Samaneh Saeedi deprived of medical leave
Political prisoner Samaneh Saeedi is detained and deprived of medical care in Evin Prison. Her physical...
180 nurses dismissed in Zanjan Province after cancellation of COVID-19 special plan
180 nurses dismissed in Zanjan Province after cancellation of COVID-19 special plan Reza Bahmani, the nursing...
IRGC member’s son threatens to kill Soada Khadirzadeh if she is released
Soada Khadirzadeh was threatened with murder by the plaintiff in her case when attending her first...
Thirsty women for water and freedom set street strike for 3 days in Hamedan
Protests in Hamedan, west Iran, on August 25, 2022, reached the third night of consecutive strikes...
Political prisoner in exile Maryam Akbari-Monfared was attacked by an official during visitation time
The political prisoner in exile, Maryam Akbari-Monfared, was beaten by a prison official in Semnan Prison...
Deplorable condition in Evin’s women ward after new-found spread of the Coronavirus
Deplorable condition in Evin’s women ward after new-found spread of the Coronavirus Sixteen female political prisoners...
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.