UN human rights experts urge Iran to protect women’s rights advocates
A group of United Nations human rights experts issued a statement on November 29, 2018, urging...
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Female political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian subjected to violence in prison
Without giving any clear indication or reason, prison agents inspected the personal belongings of Zeinab Jalalian,...
Presence of women in protest movements in various cities of Iran
During recent days, various social strata including students, defrauded investors and workers of Ahvaz steel and...
Raising legal age of marriage is contrary to Iran’s general policies
"Raising the legal age of marriage is contrary to the general policy of the system," said...
Nasrin Sotoudeh begins hunger strike in Evin prison
Lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh went on hunger strike in Evin prison on Monday,...
Ongoing active participation of women in various protests across Iran
The active participation of women in the protests of various sectors including defrauded creditors, students, civil...
Three Sufi women beaten in Qarchak Prison in Varamin
Three Sufi women beaten in Qarchak Prison in Varamin The detained Sufi women were attacked and...
Iranian women play an active role in recent protests
Iranian women continue to play an active role in the large protest gatherings of Ahvaz and...
Female professional athletes in Iran lack sponsors, government support
Female professional athletes in Iran are not supported by sponsors or the government, and are not...
Women workers of Mazandaran citrus gardens wounded in a road accident
Twenty-three women workers were injured in an accident in northern Iran when the minibus carrying them...
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...
Parisa Kamali: “If Today I Stand on the Right Side of History, I Owe It to the PMOI”
Audio message from PMOI political prisoner Parisa Kamali on the anniversary of the founding of the People's Mojahedin Organization of...
Forough Taghipour and Arghavan Fallahi: We are Generation Z—Anti-Dictatorship, and Opposed to Both the Shah and the Mullahs
Message from PMOI political prisoners Forough Taghipour and Arghavan Fallahi from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on the anniversary of the...
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...
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.