Young women victims of suicide in Iran under the mullahs’ rule
During the last two weeks, five young women were among seven women who committed suicide in...
Women's News
Arbitrary arrests, heavy sentences for women of Baha’i faith
The Iranian regime continues to make arbitrary arrests and issue heavy sentences for women of Baha’i...
Protest gathering of defrauded investors; active participation of women
Defrauded investors of Samen ol-Hojaj credit institute held a protest gathering on Sunday, May 5, 2019,...
Parvaneh Hossein Panahi summoned, interrogated in Sanandaj
Parvaneh Hossein Panahi was summoned by the Intelligence Department of Sanandaj and interrogated on April 29,...
Those arrested on International Labor Day include at least 15 women
A group of families of those arrested on the International Labor Day protests gathered outside the...
Teachers Day in Iran marked by teachers’ protests to dire conditions
The Teachers Day in Iran on May 2 was marked by widespread protests and demonstrations by...
Doroodzan girls, victims of school fire, hold a sit-in in Tehran
Six school girls who suffered burns in a fire incident at a school in Doroodzan, in...
International Labor Day in Iran, workers’ protests are brutalized
Iranian workers and other strata of Iranian people who support them, including students and retired people,...
11-year-old girl in Mashhad becomes victim of child abuse
An 11-year-old girl in Mashhad who was being abused by her addicted parents is going to...
Akram Nasirian, civil activist, transferred and incarcerated in Evin
Civil activist, Akram Nasirian, was arrested on Monday, April 29, 2019, by the State Security Force...
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.