Iran: Young woman, student, commits suicide in Mahabad
In the evening of Saturday, February 11, 2017, a young woman from Mahabad hanged herself and...
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Iran: Qadrieh Qaderi denied medical treatment
Kurdish political prisoner, Qadrieh Qaderi, is denied treatment despite acute ear infection, severe headache and numbness...
Iran: Courageous woman, Tal’at Ali-Mohammadi, died at 81 in Tehran
Mrs. Tal'at Ali-Mohammadi passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017, in Tehran at the age of...
Iran: Isfahan prison’s security forces beat up an elderly woman
An elderly woman, Saharnaz Moussavi, was beaten up by Dastgerd Prison guards on the morning of...
Iran: Massoumeh Sadeghi arrested by security forces in Isfahan
Mrs. Massoumeh Sadeghi was arrested in a raid on her class by security forces in Isfahan...
Iran: Only 18% of women heads of household have jobs
A government official announced that only 18 per cent of women heads of household have jobs...
Iran: Abysmal conditions of women in Yasouj Prison
Officials of the Women's Prison in Yasouj have been imposing various restrictions on prisoners since October...
Iran: Shima Babaii summoned to Evin Prosecutor’s
Civil rights activist Shima Babaii has been summoned by telephone to present her last defense to...
Iran: Massoumeh Zia’s detention extended for another month
The Iranian judiciary extended the detention verdict of civil rights activist Massoumeh Zia for another month...
Iran: Atena Farghadani writes on the anniversary of 1979 revolution
Former political prisoner, artist and civil rights activist, Atena Farghadani published a meaningful post on the...
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.