Where Is Arghavan Fallahi? Regime Demands 2-Billion-Toman Bail While Family Remains in the Dark
More than six months after the arrest of 24-year-old political prisoner Arghavan Fallahi, her family still...
Women's News
Two Women, Mahtab Bayati and Nahid Jokar, 52, Executed in Iran
Two women, Mahtab Bayati in Vakilabad Prison (Mashhad) and 52-year-old Nahid Jokar in Adelabad Prison (Shiraz),...
Rozita Moazami Goodarzi Targeted in a New Wave of Repression
In a disturbing escalation of pressure on families of political prisoners, Iranian security forces have taken...
Akbarabad Village, Khash: A Pregnant Woman Arrested in Military Raid
Iranian regime military forces launched a raid on the village of Akbarabad in Khash, arresting a...
Forough Khosravi, School Teacher in Behbahan, Arrested by IRGC
Forough Khosravi, an elementary school teacher with a PhD in Education, was arrested on Tuesday, July...
Khomam, Gilan: Protests Erupt over Repeated Water and Power Outages; Women Lead the Charge
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the streets of Khomam in Iran’s Gilan province became the scene...
Retired Teacher Transferred to Solitary After Protesting Prison Conditions
On Sunday July 27, 2025, two political prisoners, Massoumeh Asgari, a retired teacher, and Massoumeh Nassaji...
79th Week of the No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign in 48 Prisons
79th week of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign: Prisoners in 48 prisons and families protest...
Sara Gowhari, an Afghan Student, Transferred to Torbat-e Jam prison
Sara Gowhari, an Afghan student at University of Tehran was transferred from Intelligence Ministry’s detention center...
“How Fiercely We Cling to Life” – A Prison Letter from Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee on the Execution of Two Political Prisoners
On July 27, 2025, the Iranian regime executed two political prisoners—Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani—in silence...
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.