Shahrbanoo Asadi, Highschool Teacher, Dismissed from Education Ministry
In a controversial ruling, the Administrative Court of Justice upheld the dismissal of Shahrbanoo Asadi, a...
Women's News
Zeinab Jalalian: Forcibly Returned to Prison After Incomplete Surgery
Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner and the only woman in Iran serving a life sentence,...
Reyhaneh Irandegani, 21, Baloch Woman Arrested in Chabahar Instead of Her Brother
Security forces of the Iranian regime raided the home of a Baloch family in the Golshahr...
Iran Teachers and Healthcare Workers Stage Protests: Women at the Forefront
In recent days, a new wave of labor and sectoral protests has swept across Iran—from teachers...
30 Political Prisoners Demand Return of Women Inmates from Qarchak Prison to Evin
On Wednesday, September 30, 2025, thirty political prisoners held in Tehran’s Evin Prison issued a joint...
Bus Crash in Semnan Kills Two Female Medical Students, Sparks Protests
In the early hours of Tuesday, September 30, 2025, a tragic bus crash involving students from...
Jayran Zaheri Hanged in Isfahan Prison; 14 Women Executed in Two Months
At dawn on Monday, September 29, 2025, Jayran Zaheri, a female prisoner was hanged along with...
88th Week of Anti-Death Penalty Hunger Strike Is Backed by Families and Activists
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, prisoners in 52 Iranian prisons launched the 88th week of their...
19 Female Political Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike in Qarchak Prison
On Monday, September 29, nineteen female political prisoners held in Qarchak Prison, Varamin, announced a two-day...
Hoda Mehreganfar: 12th Month of Uncertainty in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Political prisoner Hoda Mehreganfar, a 38-year-old electronics engineer from Zarghan, Fars Province, remains in legal limbo...
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...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
Iran: Continued Arrests and Long Prison Terms for Women Protesters
January 2026 nationwide uprising has been followed by a wave of continued arrests, harsh sentences, and continued judicial uncertainty for...
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.