Iran: Firefighter’s widow attempts to find her husband’s body
The wife of a firefighter wore the firefighters garb and rushed to the site of the...
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Iran: Activist woman arrested, her fate remains unknown
In the early hours of Wednesday, January 25, 2017, anti-death penalty and human rights activist, Shahnaz...
Afghan woman to head Human Rights Committee of the Inter-parliamentary Union
Fawzia Kofi, member of Afghan Parliament, was elected as head of the Inter-parliamentary Union's Committee on...
Syrian girl writes to Trump
The seven-year-old girl who has become internationally famous for her tweets from the city of Aleppo,...
Iran: Imprisoned woman’s relatives were informed of their charges
The court examining the charges of two sisters of imprisoned civil activist Atena Daemi convened Monday,...
Iran: Female journalist arrested
Zeinab Karimian, former reporter of the state-run Mehr news agency, was arrested by the Intelligence Ministry....
Iran: Pregnant woman taken to hospital by dump truck
A pregnant woman was taken to hospital by a dump truck. The incident took place on...
Iran: Golrokh Iraee was arrested while leaving home
Student activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards Corps on Sunday, January 22,...
Iran: Imprisoned women honor the victims of the blaze in Plasco Building
On Saturday night, January 21, 2017, women imprisoned in the women's ward of political prisoners at...
Iran: British-Iranian woman’s verdict finalized
Five-year prison sentence was finalized for Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe. This was announced by Mohseni Ejeii, spokesman...
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.