Iranian Doctor Arrested for Treating Protesters
Dr. Ameneh Soleimani, an Iranian doctor and director of a dermatology and cosmetic clinic in Ardabil,...
Women's News
Leila Judaki Hanged in Qom Prison; 5th Woman Executed in 2026
At dawn on Sunday, January 25, 2026, the death sentence of a female prisoner identified as...
The European Parliament Stands with the Iranian People’s Uprising; Condemning Repression and Executions
At the height of the continuing nationwide uprising in Iran, coinciding with intensified bloody repression, executions,...
Kimia Khani, Fourth Woman Executed in Iran in 2026
A female prisoner identified as Kimia Khani was executed at dawn on Monday, January 19, at...
Akram Rezaei, the 3rd Woman Executed in Iran in 2026
Akram Rezaei, a female prisoner, was hanged on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in the Prison of...
Soheila Azizi, the Second Woman Executed in Iran in 2026
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026, the death sentence of Soheila Azizi...
Tayyebeh Hekmat, First Woman Executed in Iran in 2026
Tayyebeh Hekmat, a 53-year-old woman and mother of three, was executed in Zanjan Central Prison at...
No to Execution Tuesdays: Week 102, Linking Prison Strikes with Nationwide Protests
The No to Execution Tuesdays campaign has entered its 102nd consecutive week. This time, in a...
Mahshad Kashani Re-Arrested in Isfahan’s Chaharbagh Amid Nationwide Protests
Mahshad Kashani, a university student and former political prisoner, was arrested on Wednesday, December 31, 2025,...
Six Women Transferred to Evin Prison; Teenage Girl Arrested in Yasuj
As the crackdown on nationwide protests continues, six women who were arrested during demonstrations in Tehran...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
Women Teachers in Iran Struggle with Inflation and Low Wages
Every year, October 5, World Teachers’ Day, provides an opportunity to recognize millions of teachers around the world and to...
Health Crisis and Overcrowding in the Women’s Ward of Fardis Prison
Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as Kachouii Prison or the Fardis Correctional Facility, is in the Hosseinabad area of...
New Academic Year 2026 in Iran: Female University Students Face Security, Economic, and Educational Pressures
At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and...
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.