Iran: Girls are married under 15 years of age
3,944 girls under 15-years got married in the East Azerbaijan Province in the period between March...
Women's News
Iran: Films dealing with women’s issues are vetted from festival
The Iranian regime's Minister of Culture and Guidance announced that ten films had been vetted from...
Iran: Infant girl found in a trash can
A one-day-old infant girl was found in the garbage bin of Khomein's hospital by the hospital's...
Iran: Woman prisoner goes on hunger strike
Political prisoner Shahla Mohammadiani went on hunger strike in the Prison of Tabriz in protest to...
Iran: Women take to the streets of Tabriz
A protest demonstration was staged in Tabriz (capital of the northeastern Province of East Azerbaijan) on...
Iran: Two young women expelled from university
Dorna Ismaili and Ma'edeh Hosseini Rad were expelled from their universities for being Bahaii. Dorna Ismaili...
Iran: Large number of women participate in teachers’ protest
A group of retired teachers and staff of the Education Ministry, including a considerable number of...
Iran: Woman loses her life in prison
Shiva Fekri lost her life due to high blood pressure. She was a prisoner in Shahr-e...
Iran: Civil activist was summoned again to be informed of her charges
Imprisoned civil activist Atena Daemi was summoned to the Prosecutor's Office for the second time on...
Iran: Body builder woman arrested and imprisoned
A body builder woman was arrested on January 17, 2017, for disseminating her pictures in 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.