Iran: Motorcyclist women arrested
Two young women were arrested by the State Security forces on January 12, 2017, in the...
Women's News
Iran: Concerts banned due to women performing in ceremony
Because of the performance of female singers in Arak, all musical concerts were banned until further...
Iran: Discrimination against women is legally sanctioned
In an interview published on January 12, 2017, Behshid Arfania, member of the Lawyers' Guild, explained...
Iran: Imprisoned woman gets her demand
Prison authorities gave in to the demand of Kurdish political prisoner Hajar Peari and transferred her...
Iran: Two renowned chess champions boycott 2017 Tehran games
Two female chess champions announced that they are not going to take part in the 2017...
Iran: Woman prepared for execution
Three death-row prisoners, including a woman, were transferred to solitary confinement on January 10, 2017, in...
Renowned war reporter Clare Hollingworth dies aged 105
Clare Hollingworth, the British foreign correspondent died aged 105 in Hong Kong. She was just three...
Iran: Golrokh Iraee’s leave was not extended
Officials of the Prosecutor's Office once again rejected the inquiry for extension of prison leave for...
Iran: One month detention issued for civil rights activist
Tehran's Culture and Media Prosecutor issued a one-month detention sentence for Ms. Massoumeh Zia. She is...
Iran: ‘Women and men remain behind bars for being innocent’
In response to the letter written by the Sunni Kurds imprisoned in Rajaiishahr Prison who had...
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.