Iran: Woman pressured to return to prison
Judicial authorities in Iran have conditioned treatment of political prisoner Arash Sadeghi on his wife, Golrokh...
Women's News
Iran: Health Minister admits 20-year disinterest in obstetrics
Rouhani's Minister of Health admitted that due to lack of attention to the field of obstetrics,...
Iran: Absence of laws protecting women heads of households
"We have no laws to provide special protection to women heads of households." This was the...
Iran: Two women among those executed in Karaj
Two women were among at least 14 prisoners who were executed in the Central Prison of...
Iran: 119 infants abandoned in Alborz Province, alone
119 infants have been abandoned in the streets of Alborz Province from March 2015 to December...
Iran: Wedding underage girls poses a problem
A law professor at Beheshti University told a gathering on the situation of women in Iran,...
Iran: Woman suffers heart stroke due to stress of imprisoned son
On the night of Wednesday, January 11, 2017, and on the 72nd day of hunger strike...
Iran: Violence against innocent and defenseless child girl
The photo of a battered child girt has gone viral in the Iranian community's social media...
Iran: Woman prisoner transferred to solitary
Massoumeh Zia was transferred to solitary confinement in Ward 209 of the Evin Prison. Ms. Zia...
Iran: Woman suffers heart attack due to son’s continued detention
Mother of political prisoner Saleh Kohandel suffered a heart attack after learning that her son is...
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.