Leila Saremi Arrested: Campaign Against Families of Political Prisoners
Leila Saremi, Daughter of Executed Political Prisoner Ali Saremi and Mother of Imprisoned Protester Farzad Moazami...
Women's News
Sabzevar Protests: Women Lead the Charge Against Water and Power Crisis
Sabzevar protests erupt for second night on July 22, 2025, over power outages and water shortages...
78th “No to Execution Tuesdays”: Hunger Strikes in 48 Iranian Prisons
In the 78th consecutive week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, prisoners across 48 prisons...
Political Prisoner Raheleh Rahemipour, 72, at Imminent Risk
Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old political prisoner, remains detained in Qarchak Prison under life-threatening conditions, as medical...
Fariba Ahmadi Dies After Raid Targeting Political Prisoner’s Family
Fariba Ahmadi, the ailing and elderly stepmother of political prisoner Pejman Tobreh-Rizi, died of a heart...
Political Prisoners in Qarchak Condemn the Forcible Exile of Saeed Masouri
A group of female political prisoners supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, detained in Qarchak...
Female Relatives of Political Prisoners Subjected to Abusive Searches Before Visits at the Greater Tehran Penitentiary
Female relatives of political prisoners held in Greater Tehran Penitentiary (a.k.a. Fashafuyeh) say they are being...
Sara Gowhari, an Afghan Student, 29, Arrested by Intelligence Ministry
Sara Gowhari, a 29-year-old Afghan citizen and sociology student at the University of Tehran, was arrested...
Women’s Economic Participation in Iran Falls to 13% – Lowest in Three Years
Women’s economic participation in Iran has declined to its lowest point in the past three years....
Fatemeh Mohammad-Zehi, 50, a Baloch Woman, Killed in Armed Attack on Her Home
On the evening of Friday, July 11, 2025, Fatemeh Mohammad-Zehi, a 50-year-old Baloch woman, was killed...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
Women Teachers in Iran Struggle with Inflation and Low Wages
Every year, October 5, World Teachers’ Day, provides an opportunity to recognize millions of teachers around the world and to...
Health Crisis and Overcrowding in the Women’s Ward of Fardis Prison
Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as Kachouii Prison or the Fardis Correctional Facility, is in the Hosseinabad area of...
New Academic Year 2026 in Iran: Female University Students Face Security, Economic, and Educational Pressures
At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and...
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.