Iran: Preschool teachers stage protest in Mazandaran
A group of preschool teachers from various cities in the northern province of Mazandaran gathered outside...
Women's News
Iran: Economic participation of Iranian women among the world’s lowest
Rouhani's deputy for Women and Families' Affairs admitted that Iran ranks the lowest in women's economic...
Iran: Woman questions being imprisoned for being Christian
Maryam Naghash Zargaran, the Christian prisoner of conscience, sent a letter out of Evin Prison, indicating...
Two Yazidi women win EP’s Sakharov Award
The European Parliament's human rights prize, the Andrea Sakharov Award, is going to be granted this...
Iran: Political prisoner Maryam Akbari deprived of visits
An official of Tehran's Prosecutor's Office reacted to the complaint filed by political prisoner Maryam Akbari...
Iran: Protest defending prisoner’s rights dispersed
Security forces prevented the gathering of youths and women on Thursday, October 27, 2016, outside Tehran's...
Iran: Women’s “substandard” attire collected in Isfahan
The Iranian regime persistently continues its efforts to further restrict women's right to freely choose their...
Iran: At least three women were arrested in Tehran demonstration
Those arrested in the Tehran demonstration for the release of prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Taheri...
Iran: Child girl, 3, shot dead by security forces
A three-year-old girl, Raghad Sawari, got killed when directly shot at by security forces in Ahwaz's...
Iran: Woman enduring 80 months of prison without any leave
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has been in jail for over 80 months without a single...
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.