Female Students at Shiraz University Protest Water and Power Outages
On Monday night, August 25, 2025, a group of female students at Shiraz University staged a...
Women's News
Maliheh Haghi: Iran Regime Hangs 34-year-old Woman in Tabriz
At dawn on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, the mullahs’ Judiciary hanged Maliheh Haghi, a 34-year-old prisoner...
No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign Observes 83rd Week in 50 Prisons
In the 83rd week of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign, prisoners in 50 prisons across...
Elaheh Fouladi: Political Prisoner’s Health Deteriorating in Qarchak Prison
Elaheh Fouladi, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, is facing a severe decline...
Shiraz Protests Over Water, Power Outages; Strong Role of Women
Shiraz Protests Over Water, Power Outages; Strong Role of Women; Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province...
Tahereh Kalateh Seyfari Arrested in Sabzevar; Family Left Without Info
On Wednesday, August 20, security forces in Sabzevar, a city in Khorasan Razavi Province, detained Tahereh...
Qarchak Prison Crisis: Female Political Prisoners Face Disease and Abuse
Qarchak Prison in Varamin has once again drawn public and international attention, as more than 60...
Forced Retirement, Dismissals for Seven Teachers Including Two Women
The Appeals Board for Administrative Violations at Iran’s Ministry of Education has issued disciplinary rulings against...
Mahsa Akbari Hanged in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz; Five Women Executed in Iran in Just Three Weeks
On the morning of Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a woman named Mahsa Akbari was executed by...
82nd Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Across 49 Prisons in Iran
In the 82nd consecutive week of the nationwide campaign “No to Execution Tuesdays”, prisoners in 49...
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.