Female physician Dr. Shirin Rouhani Rad dies after battling coronavirus
Dr. Shirin Rouhani Rad, female physician and general practitioner of Shohada Hospital in Pakdasht, lost her...
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Four women’s rights activists summoned to prison following coronavirus
Four women’s rights activists were summoned to prison to carry out their sentences. The four women’s...
Deadly coronavirus takes lives of min 100 Iranian medical personnel
The deadly coronavirus has taken the lives of more dedicated doctors and nurses in the face...
Amidst Coronavirus outbreak, political prisoners go on hunger strike
As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across in Iran and in Iranian prisons, political prisoners are denied...
Medical staff left unprotected against deadly coronavirus
A number of medical staff, including several nurses and female doctors, died of the coronavirus in...
Golrokh Ibrahimi Iraee and Marjan Davari at risk of coronavirus
Two female political prisoners Golrokh Ibrahimi Iraee and Marjan Davari, who are incarcerated in Qarchak Prison...
Selfless nurses in the frontline of caring for people vs the Coronavirus
Another nurse died of Coronavirus in Beheshti Hospital of Shiraz. Fariba Izadpanah is not the first...
Political prisoner Atena Daemi and a new case against her
Political prisoner Atena Daemi a child rights activist detained in Evin Prison told her family on...
Resistance Units assist coronavirus victims – Negar Siyah Mansouri loses life
Negar Siyah Mansouri, a member of the Resistance Units and MEK supporter, lost her life assisting...
Women engaged in informal employment, first targets of deadly coronavirus
There are more than 3 million women engaged in informal employment in the industry and services...
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.