Iran: Woman prisoner beaten up for chanting ‘death to dictator’
In the wake of her effort to defend the rights of other prisoners, political prisoner Afsaneh...
Women's News
Iran: Ailing Christian woman denied conditional freedom
Christian prisoner of conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran returned to prison on December 6, 2016, after the...
Iran: Political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian is losing her sight-AI
With the approach of the International Human Rights Day, Amnesty International has launched a new petition...
Iran: Mixed student camping ventures banned
Holding mixed-sex camping ventures by universities has been officially banned in Iran. The announcement was made...
Iran: Nine young women arrested in Khorasan
Nine women and 14 men were arrested last night (Dec. 5) in a co-ed party in...
Iran: Young woman summoned to Intelligence Department
Civil activist Laila Mir-Ghaffari was summoned to the Intelligence Department in Tehran on December 6, 2016,...
Iran: Twelve, including 8 women, received jail sentences for modelling
Twelve people were sentenced by the Judiciary in Shiraz to a total of 379 months of...
Iran: Double-fold increase in the number of homeless women in Tehran
A member of Tehran's City Council revealed that there has been a 100% growth in the...
Iran: Added number of households headed by women
The number of households headed by single women has increased. The Welfare Organization's social deputy announced...
Iran: Women’s ward sit-in wins visit for imprisoned couple
Prisoners in the women's ward of the Evin Prison staged a sit-in on Sunday, December 4,...
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.