Nasrin Sotoudeh transferred to hospital after suffering heart condition
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been transferred to hospital from Evin Prison. Having suffered heart...
Women's News
More political activists sentenced to prison terms or taken to jail
More political activists are being summoned and stand trials, particularly those arrested during the November 2019...
Four women among arrested PMOI/MEK supporters who are under torture
The NCRI Women’s Committee reiterates its call to save the lives of political prisoners in Iran...
Political prisoners in Qarchak Prison attacked by boiling water
Call for urgent action to save the lives of political prisoners in Iran Female political prisoners...
Political prisoner Elham Khamseh forcibly moved to mental hospital
Women political prisoners in Iran have seen violations of their basic right in recent days. Among...
Widow and parents of Mostafa Salehi stripped of their house ownership
An Iranian court confiscated the ownership documents of the house, garden and belongings of the widow...
Iran regime hangs Navid Afkari despite pleas by his mother, worldwide outcries
Iran regime hangs Navid Afkari despite pleas by his mother, worldwide outcries The Iranian mullah regime...
Health of political prisoners in Evin and Kerman prisons deteriorating
Reports say the health of political prisoners Nasrin Sotoudeh and Fatemeh Mosanna in Evin Prison and...
Suicides of young women continue in the notorious Qarchak Prison
A 23-year-old woman attempted suicide in the notorious Qarchak Prison in Varamin. This young woman is...
Summoning and detaining civil activists under false pretenses to increase repression
The regime’s judiciary summoned and detained civil activists including retired teacher Zeinab Hamrang; retired lawyer Giti...
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...
Women, Resistance, Freedom: The Unbroken Lineage from Camp Ashraf to Iran’s Gen-Z Revolution
When an early morning raid struck Camp Ashraf at 5:00 AM on September 1, 2013, the goal of Iran’s clerical...
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...
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.