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...
Women's News
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...
Wave of Summonses and Campus Bans: Regime Alarmed by Expanding University Protest gatherings
Amid a widening wave of protest gatherings across universities in Tehran, authorities have initiated a new...
Fifth Day of Nationwide Student Protests Amid Heightened Security and Mass Summons
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, marked the fifth consecutive day of nationwide student protests across universities in...
Iranian Student Protests Enter Fourth Day, Signaling Escalation
Iranian students staged coordinated protests for a fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with...
109th Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Observed Across 56 Iranian Prisons
The 109th consecutive week of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign was marked across 56 prisons...
Student Protests in Iran Continue for Third Consecutive Day in Tehran, Other Cities
Female students at Alzahra University joined the student protests, chanting, “We will stand and take back...
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.