Young Iraqi woman gets killed in Iraq protests by security forces
A young Iraqi woman, Noor Marwan, studying in the Medical School of Baghdad, was killed during...
Women's News
Haniyeh Daemi is summoned and intimidated by Tehran’s Security Police
Tehran’s Security Police has summoned Haniyeh Daemi - the sister of political prisoner Atena Daemi. October...
Women farmers, cheap workers in Iran’s agricultural sector
Iranian women farmers are paid less than men. Qassem Sukhtesaraii, director of the Agricultural Organization in...
Iran women futsal players – unequal pay, unpaid salaries of female referees
“Male futsal players earn five times greater than women futsal players,” said one of the members...
23 women arrested in a party in Mashhad for dressing improperly
The Moral Security Police of Mashhad arrested 23 women in a party. On Thursday, October 24,...
MOIS prevents treatment of Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian
The Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been preventing granting furlough to Kurdish political prisoner...
Sepideh Qolian starts a hunger strike in Qarchak Prison
Political prisoner Sepideh Qolian went on hunger strike on Sunday, October 20, 2019, to protest increasing...
Ensiyeh Daemi barred from visiting her sister, Atena Daemi
In her twitter account Ensiyeh Daemi posted that her family was banned from meeting her sister...
Girl children sifting through garbage to make ends meet
Girl children sifting through garbage to earn a meager living are victims of absolute poverty in...
Justice-seeking mothers – victims of persecution and detention
Seventeen female political prisoners in the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison signed and published a statement...
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.