UN experts urge Iran to stop execution of Political Prisoner, Zahra Shahbaz Tabari
UN experts urge Iran to stop execution of Political Prisoner, Zahra Shahbaz Tabari United Nations human...
Women's News
Zahra Khanzadeh Executed in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
At dawn on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the death sentence of a female prisoner identified as...
Mahdieh Keyhani and Mahin Rashidi: Execution of Two women in Iran
Amid the ongoing wave of executions in Iran, two female prisoners, Mahdieh Keyhani, 41, and Mahin...
No to Execution Tuesdays Marks 100th Week of Nationwide Resistance Against the Death Penalty
Women’s Ward of Yazd Prison Joins the Campaign As it enters its 100th consecutive week, the...
Hakimeh Honarmandi, 61, Detained in Prolonged Legal Limbo at Adelabad Prison in Shiraz
Hakimeh Honarmandi, a 61-year-old political prisoner and laboratory technician, has been detained for over a year...
Maryam Akbari Monfared Denied Medical Care, Warning of Possible Knee Surgery
Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison, continues to be denied consistent access...
Razieh Abbasi Hanged in Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
Women’s Executions in Iran Surge Over 80% from Last Year On Wednesday morning, December 17, 2025,...
99th Week of the No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign Held Across 55 Prisons and Dozens of Cities in Iran
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the 99th consecutive week of the No to Executions Tuesdays campaign...
Humanitarian Crisis in Evin Prison: Women Political Prisoners Held in Life-Threatening Conditions
At least 60 women political prisoners are being held in alarmingly inhumane conditions in an underground...
Hamideh Jabbari, 41, Executed at Qom Central Prison
The death sentence of a female prisoner identified as Hamideh Jabbari, 41, from the city of...
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...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
Iran: Continued Arrests and Long Prison Terms for Women Protesters
January 2026 nationwide uprising has been followed by a wave of continued arrests, harsh sentences, and continued judicial uncertainty for...
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.