Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian transferred out of Khoy Prison
Security forces at Khoy Prison abruptly transferred Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian to an undisclosed location....
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Private school teachers in Iran have not been paid since February
Private school teachers in Mazandaran and Isfahan provinces have not received their salaries since February. “Some...
Six Baha’i women sentenced to prison for their beliefs
Six Baha'i women in Iran were each sentenced to six years in prison. The six Baha'i...
Iran’s angels die while attending coronavirus patients
Another nurse from the nursing community, nicknamed Iran’s angels, suffered a stroke and went into a...
357+ Medical Staff in Kermanshah and Isfahan Contract Covid-19
In shocking confessions, two medical officials revealed that more than 357 medical staff in the provinces...
Female civil activists sentenced to prison during coronavirus crisis
The Revolutionary Courts of the mullahs’ regime actively continue to issue prison sentences for female civil...
Woman Journalist Fired – Iran Ranks 173 in RSF’s Press Freedom Index
A woman journalist who worked for the state-run Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) was fired on...
Exclusive report: Hospital nurses silenced about coronavirus infections
A shocking report from inside Iran revealed that hospital nurses are not allowed to talk about...
Women Prisoners Sent to Qarchak Prison Amid Coronavirus Chaos
Three women political prisoners were transferred from Tehran's Evin Prison to Qarchak Prison, despite several reports...
Iran is world’s second prolific executioner – AI 2019 review
Amnesty International put out its annual report on the use of the death penalty around the...
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.