Iran: Two women remain in limbo in Evin Prison
Two women, civil rights activists, Mahsa Roj'ati and Mehrak Karimpour Andalibi, are still detained in limbo...
Women's News
Iran: Physician transferred to the women’s ward of Evin
Mehrnaz Haghighi, a physician, was finally transferred to the women's ward of Evin Prison in Tehran...
Iran: An SSF car attempts to run over a young protesting woman
Based on a video clip published on the social media, the State Security forces attempted to...
Iran: 55 men and women arrested in a private party
Fifty-five men and women were arrested for taking part in a private party in Kerman, southern...
Dozens of Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are released
Reuters, May 7, 2017, ABUJA - Boko Haram militants have released dozens of schoolgirls out of...
Iran: No women in major responsibilities in Tehran’s Municipality
“Women's share of high-level responsibilities in the Municipality of Tehran, is zero percent,” Mohammad Haghani, head...
Iran: Atena Daemi transferred to Evin’s infirmary
Political prisoner Atena Daemi was transferred to Evin's infirmary due to her dire physical conditions on...
Iran: Women excluded from job cycle, Rouhani admits
Hassan Rouhani, current president of the Iranian regime, gave new statistics on the exclusion of women...
Iran: Young woman arrested for her activities on the internet
A young woman was arrested by security forces in Sanandaj, capital of the Iranian Kurdistan Province,...
Iran: Atena Daemi determined to continue her hunger strike
On the 23rd day of her hunger strike, political prisoner Atena Daemi announced her determination to...
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.