Pregnant political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh on hunger strike
Political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh has been on a hunger strike since April 26, 2022, in the...
Women's News
Political prisoner Leila Chegini tortured and beaten in Nowshahr prison in Iran
Political prisoner Leila Chegini, 43 and a mother of two children, is being tortured and beaten...
Labor activist Asal Mohammadi to serve a sentence in Tehran prison
The Iranian regime’s judiciary has continued to make arrests and issue sentences for civil society activists...
Science and Technology University students: The girls’ dormitory is a prison ward
Science and Technology University students hold a protest Hundreds of students at Tehran’s Science and Technology...
Iranian child brides, Zahra Zeinalpour and Shiva, murdered by their husbands
News of two femicide cases was reported in the media within one day. The two victims...
70 including 40 women arrested during the peaceful gathering of teachers in Tehran
Several dozens of teachers were arrested during a peaceful gathering in Tehran on April 21, 2022....
Nationwide Protest in 50 cities by Iran teachers and educators
Iran’s teachers and educators took to the streets in a nationwide protest on Thursday, April 21,...
Golrokh Iraee abruptly transferred out of Amol Prison to Evin
Political prisoner Golrokh Iraee was abruptly transferred out of Amol Prison at 5 a.m. on Tuesday,...
Khadijeh Mehdipour denied medical care in Ilam Prison, NW Iran
Khadijeh Mehdipour, a female political prisoner in Ilam Prison, has been denied proper medical care despite...
A Christian woman Fariba Dalir to serve 2 years in Evin Prison
Fariba Dalir, a Christian woman, was sent to Tehran’s Evin Prison on Saturday, April 16, 2022....
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...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
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...
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.