Fatemeh Abbasi, Shot While Sheltering Protesters, Dies from Her Injuries
Fatemeh Abbasi, a resident of Isfahan, has died after weeks of suffering from severe injuries sustained...
Women's News
Report by Sara Hossain, Warns of Escalating Repression and Human Rights Violations in Iran
At the sixty-first session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Sara Hossain, Chair of the...
Evin Prison: Hot Water Cut Off, Severe Shortages of Basic Supplies and Medication Reported
According to reports received from prisoners’ families, conditions inside Evin Prison have deteriorated significantly in recent...
Four Women among PMOI Fighters Missing or Detained Since February 23
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has released the names of PMOI fighters who were...
Nahal Ahoo Ghalandari Killed in Khorramabad After Celebrating Death of Khamenei
Nahal Ahoo Ghalandari, a young woman from Khorramabad, was shot and killed by members of Iran’s...
UN Women and UN Experts Express Grave Concern Over the Killing of Schoolgirls in Minab
Amid escalating military tensions in the Middle East and mounting concerns over the humanitarian consequences of...
Qarchak Prison: Women Prisoners Face Water Shortage and Uncertainty Amid War
Reports received indicate that Qarchak Prison in Varamin, which holds female prisoners, is facing a critical...
Evin Prison: Air Strikes Raise Alarm Over Inmates’ Safety
In the early hours of Tuesday, March 3, 2026, areas surrounding Imam Hossein University in Tehran...
Sohaila Asadi, A Female Prisoner, Executed in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan
At dawn on Monday, February 23, 2026, Sohaila Asadi was executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan....
Maryam Deris and Fariba Hosseini Continue Their Hunger Strike; Lives of Two Political Prisoners at Risk
The physical condition of Maryam Deris and Fariba Hosseini, two political prisoners currently on hunger strike...
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.