Courageous Iranian women support the online Free Iran World Summit 2021
The online Free Iran World Summit 2021 will convene from July 10-12, 2021. This is the...
Women's News
Saba Kord Afshari and Rahaleh Ahmadi Asl put up an act of protest
Saba Kord Afshari and her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi Asl, have declared that they refrain from going...
Anger replaces fear in Iran; women protest power outages
Simultaneous with continuous and widespread power outages in Tehran and other cities and the water shortage...
Guards harass and insult women detainees in Amol Prison – Golrokh Iraee
Prison guards harass the women detainees in Amol Prison, said political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee in...
More Iranian women sentenced despite horrible prison conditions
The clerical regime's Judiciary continues to hand down prison sentences to Iranian women activists and imprison...
The mothers of November 2019 victims support workers’ national strike
A considerable number of mothers of November 2019 victims have declared support for the nationwide strike...
Lakan Prison of Rasht where quarantine protocols are not observed
Reports from Lakan Prison of Rasht say that the quarantine protocols are not observed in this...
Families and mothers of martyrs declare support for the Iranian workers’ strike
Workers working on temporary contracts in Iran’s oil and petrochemical industries started a nationwide strike on...
Amnesty International’s Callamard calls for an end to a culture of impunity
In an opinion piece published on June 23, 2021, The Washington Times published excerpts of a...
Human rights in Iran discussed in the opening of the Human Rights Council
The report underlines the dire conditions of Iranian women and violations of their rights The UN...
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.