Detained protester Fatemeh Davand starts a hunger strike in Urmia Prison
One the protesters arrested during the protests in November 2019 and detained in the Central Prison...
Women's News
Zeinab Jalalian transferred from Kermanshah Prison to an unknown location
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian transferred from Kermanshah Prison to an unknown location. Kurdish political prisoner...
Supreme Court rejects retrial of 24-year sentence for Saba Kord Afshari
Branch 28 of the Iranian regime’s Supreme Court has rejected a request for a retrial by...
Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh sent to solitary confinement
Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh has transferred to solitary confinement on the orders of the authorities...
Coronavirus catastrophe: COVID-19 death toll in Iran exceeds 146,500
Over 160 physicians and nurses have died due to COVID-19; some 30,000 nurses in Iran infected...
Zahra Safaei and Golrokh Iraee attacked in Qarchak, threatened to death
Political prisoners Zahra Safaei and Golrokh Iraee were once again threatened to death by an ordinary...
Women of Chabahar protest inhuman demolition of their homes in SE Iran
Angry women cry out: We’ll stand to the end! Women of Chabahar held a protest gathering...
Female photographer and documentary filmmaker arrested in Iran
Andisheh Sadri transferred from Evin to Sanandaj prison; Elham Alvani detained in Evin to serve her...
Fatemeh Mosanna is returned to Evin despite severe internal bleeding
Fatemeh Mosanna was returned to Evin Prison despite severe internal bleeding. Political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna had...
Some 300 female prisoners relocated to the Central Prison of Urmia
Some 300 female prisoners have been relocated to the Central Prison of Urmia from across West...
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.