Iran: Young woman starved under torture to confess
Ameneh Eassazadeh was released on bail on Friday, October 28, 2016, almost three weeks after she...
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Iran: Political prisoners censure arrest of Golrokh Iraee
Three political prisoners condemned the arrest and detention of Ms. Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and her husband,...
Iran: Women stage rally to save life of prisoner of conscience
A group of advocates of prisoners' rights, and students of Mohammad Ali Taheri, gathered on Sunday,...
Iran: No government support for women heads of household
Social deputy for the Welfare Organization announced that more than 1.3 million Iranian women heading their...
Iran: 69 stores selling women’s attire sealed in Tehran
Deputy Prosecutor of Tehran declared that 69 clothing stores were sealed in the capital. Amir Ghotbi...
Iran: Malekabad girls study in a shed in the middle of desert
Girl students of Malekabad village, in southern Iran, are going to school under horrible conditions. Forty...
Iran: Indian athlete boycotts Shooting Championship in Iran
Heena Sidhu, the Olympian from India, boycotted Asian Airgun Shooting Championship to be held in December...
Iran: Political prisoner’s family threatened by regime
Intelligence Ministry agents have threatened the family of political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian on the phone, warning...
Iran: Fate of young Kurdish woman under question
The family of a young Kurdish woman, Parastoo Hajian, have expressed concern about the fate of...
Iran: Discrimination institutionalized against women – UN report
The final report of Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in...
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.