Iran: Young woman’s death provokes protests in Marivan
A young woman, Soheila Moloudi, 31, died on Sunday, February 26, 2017, in Marivan's Bou-Ali Hospital...
Women's News
Iran: Women of Education Ministry stage protest
Over 500 retired teachers and staff of the Education Ministry, including a considerable number of women,...
Iran: Bereaved mother says she got her Oscar from her compatriots
As the media reported about the Iranian film-maker Ali-Asghar Farhadi winning the second Oscar for his...
Iran: Journalist tells family not to wait for her!
In her last telephone call to her family, Tahereh Riyahi told them not to expect her...
Iran: Soheila Minaii transferred to solitary cell
Political prisoner Soheila Minaii was transferred to solitary confinement of Kerman Prison on February 22, 2017....
Iran: Dr. Mehrnaz Haghighi arrested in Bandar Abbas
Fresh reports indicate that Mehrnaz Haghighi, physician and civil rights activist, was arrested in the southern...
Iran: Women among protesters against death penalty
In the morning of Saturday, February 25, 2017, a number of human rights defenders and families...
Iran: Farzaneh Jalali was arrested in Kermanshah
Civil rights and women's rights activist Farzaneh Jalali was arrested Thursday, February 23, 2017, in Kermanshah...
Iran: Women teachers stage protest to demand their salaries
Teachers who have contracts with the Department of Education in Hamedan (western Iran), held a gathering...
Iran: Tahereh Riyahi in critical physical condition
Tahereh Riyahi, journalist and social editor of Borna news agency, is in critical physical condition in...
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...
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...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
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.