Iran: Woman, news agency employee, got arrested
Tahereh Riyahi, social secretary of BORNA news agency was arrested on Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016....
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Iran: Four women arrested for giving massage
Four women and a man were arrested in Mashhad for giving massage to the opposite sex....
Iran: Woman sets herself ablaze
A woman committed suicide in Bandar Turkman, in Golestan Province, on December 27, 2016. She had...
Iran: Woman prisoner defends herself against unfounded charges
The civil and children's rights activist Atena Daemi has written a defense against the new charges...
Iran: 50.6 percent of women between 20 and 24 are unemployed
The unemployment rate reached 12.7 per cent with a growth rate of 1.8 per cent according...
Iran: A woman lives inside a grave with her three sons
Rampant poverty has developed numerous faces in Iran. The large number of people who sleep in...
Iran: Woman prevented from playing at the concert
A female player was prevented from going on stage on December 25, 2016, during a concert....
Iran: Young woman transferred to Tabriz Prison
Kurdish political prisoner Hajar Peari was transferred to Tabriz Prison on December 23, 2016, after 9...
Iran: Woman kept in detention despite finishing her prison sentence
Kurdish political prisoner Rojean Paya is held in detention in Yasouj Prison, despite finishing her prison...
Iran: Official admits regime’s failure in dealing with women’s veil
A Deputy Interior Minister acknowledged the regime's failure to impose the compulsory dress code on Iranian...
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.