“No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Marked 94th Week in 54 Prisons Across Iran
The 94th week of the protest campaign “No to Execution Tuesdays” was marked by a collective...
Women's News
Trial of Fatemeh Ziaii: A “Retaliatory Prosecution” Against a Sick Political Prisoner in Evin Prison
On Sunday, November 9, 2025, the trial of political prisoner Fatemeh Ziaii, was held at Branch...
Zahra Khan Babaii Executed in Bandar Abbas Prison
According to fresh reports, Zahra Khan Babaii, a female prisoner, was executed in Bandar Abbas Prison...
Mobina Zare, 20, Murdered by Ex-Fiancé in Another Heinous Femicide in Iran
In yet another horrific murder under the rule of the misogynist clerical regime, a young woman...
Massoumeh Asgari: Ongoing Detention in Evin Prison as Health Worsens
Massoumeh Asgari, a retired teacher and political prisoner, remains incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin Prison despite suffering...
Homeless Baluch Women Protest in Chabahar After Home Demolitions
On Sunday, November 9, 2025, a group of homeless Baluch women held a protest outside the...
Zahra Mir-Ghaffari, 43, Hanged in Tabriz Central Prison
In the early hours of Saturday, November 8, 2025, Zahra Mir-Ghaffari, a 43-year-old Turk woman from...
Zeinab Jalalian Is in Critical Condition after Surgery in Yazd Prison
Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner and the only woman in Iran serving a life sentence...
Qarchak Prison: Death of Prisoners, A Humanitarian Crisis Under the Shadow of Corruption
Field reports and testimonies from inside Qarchak Prison in Varamin reveal a harrowing picture of the...
Mobina Hamsian, Architecture Student at Yazd University, Dies After Falling from a Rooftop
At least seven students have lost their lives in 40 days since the beginning of the...
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.