Annual report by Amnesty International slams Tehran for rights abuses
Amnesty International published its annual report on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. The section on Iran points...
Women's News
UN Secretary-General: Continued Violation of Women’s Rights in Iran
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a report on February 17, 2020, for the 43rd UN...
Election boycott, a testament to Iranians’ pledge to martyrs
A group of female political prisoners in Evin Prison wrote a statement for regime election boycott....
Maryam Akbari denied visitations – 6 years in prison for Gita Horr
Maryam Akbari Monfared, political prisoner in Evin Prison, has been denied family visitations for three weeks....
Marjan Davari sentenced to 75 years in prison in Qarchak Prison
Marjan Davari 52-year-old researcher, translator and writer, was sentenced to 75 years in prison by Branch...
Amir Kabir Students call for regime’s overthrow, elections boycott
Students of Amir Kabir University of Tehran went out in a massive protest, chanting slogans, declaring...
Young Writer Anis Saadat At Risk at Shiraz Department of Intelligence
Anis Saadat, a young writer and filmmaker, is in the custody of the Intelligence Department of...
Mary Mohammadi Tortured and Sexually Abused During Interrogation
Mary Mohammadi, a political prisoner and Christian convert, was subjected to physical and sexual torture during...
Women and Children Perish in Snow and Avalanche in Gilan
On Sunday, February 9, 2020, the heavy snow in Gilan province triggered an avalanche that killed...
Young teenagers turn women heads of household without any support
In Iran, the average age of women heads of household has dropped to 14. The shocking...
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.