Political prisoner Saba Kord Afshari deprived of visits for two weeks
Political prisoner Saba Kord Afshari has been deprived of visits for two weeks, beginning on January...
Women's News
Nejat Anvar Hamidi is losing her sight
Political prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi is losing her sight. Nejat Anvar Hamidi, 66, is going blind...
Saada Khadirzadeh, pregnant, not released despite medical certificate
A prosecutor in Iran opposed the temporary release on bail of Saada Khadirzadeh. Saada Khadirzadeh is...
Teachers launch nationwide demonstrations in 116 cities in 30 provinces
Teachers and educators held another round of their nationwide demonstrations on Thursday, January 13, 2022. They...
Zeinab Jalalian held 530 days incommunicado, under torture
Zeinab Jalalian has been detained 530 days incommunicado, under physical and mental torture. Her family is...
Aliyeh Motallebzadeh is exiled to Qarchak Prison
On the orders of Tehran’s Prosecutor, the authorities of Evin Prison sent Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, to exile...
Kurdish language teacher Zahra Mohammadi, civil activist Shadi Gilak taken to prison
Zahra Mohammadi, a Kurdish language teacher, and Shadi Gilak, a civil activist, have been taken to...
Three female political prisoners sentenced to 12 years in prison
Three female political prisoners received a total of 12 years in prison for supporting the opposition...
Political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour sentenced to 20 months in prison
Political prisoner Khadijeh Medipour received 20 months of prison term. Agents of the IRGC Intelligence arrested...
Floods overrun 28 Iran provinces; 2 mothers and children among victims
Dozens of people lost their lives in the flooding of 28 Iran provinces over the past...
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.