Maryam Akbari Monfared Denied Medical Care, Warning of Possible Knee Surgery
Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison, continues to be denied consistent access...
Women's News
Razieh Abbasi Hanged in Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
Women’s Executions in Iran Surge Over 80% from Last Year On Wednesday morning, December 17, 2025,...
99th Week of the No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign Held Across 55 Prisons and Dozens of Cities in Iran
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the 99th consecutive week of the No to Executions Tuesdays campaign...
Humanitarian Crisis in Evin Prison: Women Political Prisoners Held in Life-Threatening Conditions
At least 60 women political prisoners are being held in alarmingly inhumane conditions in an underground...
Hamideh Jabbari, 41, Executed at Qom Central Prison
The death sentence of a female prisoner identified as Hamideh Jabbari, 41, from the city of...
Sediqeh Ghorbani Hanged in Urmia Central Prison; 59th Execution of a Woman in 2025
At dawn on Saturday, December 13, 2025, a woman identified as Sediqeh Ghorbani was hanged in...
Zeinab Hezbapour Transferred to Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz amid Intensifying Pressure on the Jamee’i Family
Zeinab Hezbapour, the wife of Massoud Jame’i—a political prisoner sentenced to two death penalties—has been transferred...
Maryam Gorji: Critical Health Crisis in Evin Prison, Judicial Neglect, and the Risk of Death
The health condition of Maryam Gorji, an ailing detainee currently held in Evin Prison and one...
Ayda Najaflou Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison Amid Pressure on Christian Converts in Iran
Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced Ayda Najaflou, an imprisoned Christian convert and prisoner of conscience, to...
Elnaz Azizi Executed on Human Rights Day in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
At dawn on Wednesday, December 10, Elnaz Azizi, a female prisoner sentenced to death on charges...
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.