Saba Kord Afshari sentenced to 24 years for refusing video confessions
Tehran’s Court sentenced civil activist Saba Kord Afshari to 24 years in prison. She is presently...
Women's News
94th woman executed in Iran under Rouhani
On Sunday morning, August 25, 2019, a woman was executed in Mashhad Central Prison. This is...
Zahra Jamali and Giti Pourfazel latest female detainees in Iran
On Saturday night, August 24, 2019, Zahra Jamali, a civil activist living in Tehran, was arrested...
Key role of Iranian women in protests against Zarif’s visit in Norway
Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Norway held a stormy protest against the visit to Oslo...
Marzieh Amiri sentenced to 10 years in prison, 147 lashes
Marzieh Amiri, a journalist and student activist was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in...
Female prisoners in Qarchak Prison protest to inhumane conditions
Around 200 female prisoners detained in the notorious Qarchak Prison in Varamin expressed their protest to...
Iranian women demand Stockholm to stop appeasement of Tehran regime
The two-day visit by the Iranian regime’s sanctioned foreign minister to Sweden on August 20 and...
Farangis Mazloumi stages hunger strike in solitary confinement
Ms. Farangis Mazloumi, the mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi, has been on hunger strike since...
Nasrin Javadi, labor activist sentenced to 7 years in prison, 74 lashes
Nasrin Javadi (Azam Khezri), a female labor activist who was arrested on International Labor Day in...
Protests by different strata in various cities across Iran
In recent days, protests by different strata, along with the participation of women, have taken place...
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.