Iran: Woman arrested for honoring anniversary of Kurdish Republic
Kurdish painter, Neshimal Sohrabi, was arrested on Saturday, January 21, 2017, by agents of the Department...
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Iran: Kurdish student activist receives verdict
Mahabad's court held the trial of Kurdish student activist Manijeh Fatehi on Tuesday, January 17, 2017,...
Iran: Woman transferred from Evin to notorious women’s prison
Marjan Davari, researcher and translator, was transferred from the women's ward of Evin Prison to the...
Iran: Women in modelling business arrested in Qazvin
Dozens of individuals engaged in the modelling business on the internet were arrested in Qazvin. The...
Iran: All-women musical group banned from festival
Dirak Khatoon, an all-women's music group, was not allowed to perform in Kermanshah's Ethnic Festival because...
Iran: IRGC arrests activist women in Tehran
Agents of the Revolutionary Guards Intelligence Corps arrested a number of women's rights activists in Tehran...
Iran: AI reports on vicious punishments including of women
Amnesty International issued a report on January 18, 2017, criticizing "persistent use of cruel and inhuman...
Iran: Young women send message to victims of Plasco fire blaze
Young women from Shinabad sent a message to the victims of the disastrous fire which burned...
Iran: Woman, victim of acid attack, in critical condition
Sohaila Jorkesh, one of the victims of 2014 acid attacks in Isfahan, is in critical conditions...
Iran: Campaign launched to confront mal-veiled women
The Police Chief of Golestan's Security Department announced that they had dealt with mal-veiled women. He...
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.