January 2026 Uprising: Four Detained Protesters Are Sentenced to Death
The clerical regime's Judiciary has sentenced another four detained protesters from the January 2026 uprising to...
Women's News
Week 116 of “No to Executions Tuesdays” Amid Internet Shutdown
The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has entered its 116th consecutive week, marked by the ongoing...
Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Finally Freed After 17 Years in Iran Prisons
One of Iran’s longest-serving female political prisoners, she did not have a single day of furlough...
115th Week of ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ Continues After Execution of Six Veteran Members
The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, marked by weekly hunger strikes led by prisoners, has now...
Continued Detention of Mother and Sister of Executed Political Prisoner Babak Alipour
Two months after their arrest, the mother, sister, and brother of Babak Alipour, a political prisoner...
Despite Mothers’ Pleas, Four Political Prisoners Executed in Iran
Despite pleas from their mothers and widespread international outcry, the clerical regime executed four political prisoners...
Arrest of Saba Ahmadi, Parastoo Chamanara, and Batoul Gerami
Amid the continuing wave of systematic repression following the nationwide protests of January 2026, three women...
Massoumeh Yavari Faces Worsening Health in Golpayegan Prison
Reports indicate a significant deterioration in the physical condition of Massoumeh Yavari, a political prisoner held...
Three Young Women Detained in Iran, Their Fate Remaining Unknown
Following the wave of organized repression after the nationwide protests in January 2026, three young women,...
Batoul Gerami, Mother of a Fallen Protester, Brutalized in Gonabad
Batoul Gerami, the mother of Sajad Samadi, who was killed during Iran’s nationwide protests January 2026,...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
Women Teachers in Iran Struggle with Inflation and Low Wages
Every year, October 5, World Teachers’ Day, provides an opportunity to recognize millions of teachers around the world and to...
Health Crisis and Overcrowding in the Women’s Ward of Fardis Prison
Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as Kachouii Prison or the Fardis Correctional Facility, is in the Hosseinabad area of...
New Academic Year 2026 in Iran: Female University Students Face Security, Economic, and Educational Pressures
At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and...
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.