Week 98 of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Denounces Soaring Executions as an Organized Crime
The 98th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign saw a widespread hunger strike by...
Women's News
Forough Taghipour: Student Day Message from Evin Prison
Forough Taghipour, a political prisoner currently held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has issued a message on...
Ayda Najaflou: Christian Prisoner at Risk of Spinal Cord Severance in Evin Prison
The health condition of Ayda Najaflou, an imprisoned Christian convert and prisoner of conscience in Tehran’s...
Evin Prison: Female Political Prisoners Transferred to a Filthy Basement
The living conditions of female political prisoners in Evin Prison have worsened after they were moved...
Rana Faraj Oghli, 24, A Child Marriage Victim, Executed in the Central Prison of Tabriz
Rana Faraj Oghli, 24 years old Turk woman and victim of child marriage, was executed at...
A Female Prisoner Executed in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
In the early hours of Wednesday, December 3, 2025, a female inmate was hanging in Vakilabad...
Parisa Kamali Ardakani: Hunger Strike Continues in Yazd Prison
The hunger strike of political prisoner Parisa Kamali Ardakani, currently held in Yazd Prison, has entered...
No to Execution Tuesdays: 97th Week of the Campaign Across 55 Prisons
The 97th consecutive week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign was marked across 55 prisons...
Health of Fatemeh Ziaii Deteriorates in Evin Prison; Doctors Warn of Life-Threatening Risk
Fatemeh Ziaii, a prominent political prisoner, is facing a critically deteriorating physical condition inside Tehran’s Evin...
Zahra Tabari: Facing Execution Over “a Piece of Cloth and a Voice Note”
Zahra Tabari, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison of Rasht, is facing the imminent threat...
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.