Marzieh Farsi’s Health Deteriorated Amid Denial of Medical Care
The health condition of political prisoner Marzieh Farsi, currently held in Evin Prison, has deteriorated alarmingly...
Women's News
Mina Sadoughi, 41, Executed in Shiraz Central Prison
On Wednesday morning, November 26, 2025, the death sentence of Mina Sadoughi, a 41-year-old woman held...
Parisa Kamali on Hunger Strike in Yazd Prison as Health Deteriorates
Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in the women’s ward of Yazd Prison, has been on...
Mahin Rahimi Executed in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
At dawn on Wednesday, November 26, the death sentence of Mahin Rahimi, a female prisoner held...
96th Week of No to Execution Tuesdays Expands to 55 Prisons in Iran
The 96th week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign continued across 55 prisons in Iran, amid...
Yalda Emamdoust: Four Months of Silence over Vanished Athlete
More than four months have passed since the arrest and enforced disappearance of Yalda Emamdoust, a...
Milan Khajeii Held Incommunicado in Shiraz for Over a Week
More than a week after the arrest of Milan Khajeii in Shiraz, no official or credible...
Carbon monoxide poisoning hits girls’ school in Babol
On Wednesday morning, November 19, a leak in the school’s heating system caused carbon monoxide poisoning...
Maryam Akbari Monfared Continues to Be Denied Medical Care in Qarchak Prison
Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, remains deprived of access...
Zeinab Jalalian Still Denied Medical Care 3 weeks after major surgery
Zeinab Jalalian, a political prisoner, has been deprived of essential medical care and transfer to medical...
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.