Iran: Two women sent to prison in Bandar Abbas
Mahnaz Jan Nessar and Maral Rasti have been transferred to the Central Prison of Bandar Abbas...
Women's News
Iran: Despite poor health, Atena Daemi was returned to prison
Civil rights activist Atena Daemi who was being sick as a result of hunger strike was...
Iran: Women labor activists declare solidarity with Ismael Abdi
A number of activist women of trade unions gathered Sunday May 14, at the residence of...
Iran: Woman, 64, was battered at home
A 64-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was badly battered by her husband. Doctors at the...
Iran: I will not vote – Sholeh Pakravan
Mrs. Sholeh Pakravan, human rights and anti-death penalty activist, published an audio file on the eve...
Iran: Women protest hollow promises by election candidates
In a daring measure, Ms. Houri Farajzadeh participated in an election campaign where she held up...
Iran: Young woman shockingly sentenced to 74 lashes, washing the dead
In a shocking move by the Iranian Judiciary, a young woman convicted of having illicit relations...
Iran: Four women were sentenced to flogging and imprisonment
Four women, civil rights activists, were sentenced to 91 days in prison and 30 lashes of...
Iran: Mahsa Roj’ati is suffering in solitary confinement
Mahsa Roj'ati is lingering in solitary confinement of Evin Prison in dire physical conditions. She has...
Iran: Iranian Chess Federation suspended after the Women’s World Championship
Chess Federation of Iran was suspended from membership in FIDE. Following the decision of the FIDE...
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...
Parisa Kamali: “If Today I Stand on the Right Side of History, I Owe It to the PMOI”
Audio message from PMOI political prisoner Parisa Kamali on the anniversary of the founding of the People's Mojahedin Organization of...
Forough Taghipour and Arghavan Fallahi: We are Generation Z—Anti-Dictatorship, and Opposed to Both the Shah and the Mullahs
Message from PMOI political prisoners Forough Taghipour and Arghavan Fallahi from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on the anniversary of the...
Women, Resistance, Freedom: The Unbroken Lineage from Camp Ashraf to Iran’s Gen-Z Revolution
When an early morning raid struck Camp Ashraf at 5:00 AM on September 1, 2013, the goal of Iran’s clerical...
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.