Iran: Numerous women take part in teachers’ protest in Tehran
A group of teachers working on contracts gathered Sunday morning, January 8, 2017, in front of...
Women's News
Iran: Woman deprived of seeing her 2-year-old daughter
Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe was deprived of being visited by her family and daughter on Sunday, January...
Iran: Cartoonist marks anniversary by remembering inmates
Renowned cartoonist and former political prisoner Atena Farghadani marked the anniversary of her arrest last year...
Iran: Woman political prisoner goes on hunger strike in Tabriz
Political prisoner Hajar Peari has started a hunger strike since Tuesday, January 3, 2017. She was...
Iran: Latest figures on divorce
According to the latest statistics provided by the National Registration Organization, the rate of divorce in...
Iran: Two Iranian opposition women appeal for their father’s life
Two members of the Iranian opposition issued a call appealing to the world's conscientious people and...
Iran: Women are baby-making factories – top mullah
Once again, the Friday Prayer Leader of Mashhad, mullah Alam-ol Hoda targeted women's rights and freedoms,...
Iran: Woman arrested upon arrival at airport
Ms. Massoumeh Zia was arrested at the airport when she returned to the country on Friday,...
Iran: Atena Daemi protests fabrication of new charges against her
Civil and children's rights activist and political prisoner Atena Daemi staged a sit-in in Evin prison...
Iran: Woman suspected of being an Afghan was denied treatment
Tehran's Khomeini Hospital refused to do a liver transplant operation on a sick woman who was...
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.