Iran: Over 40 women and men arrested in Yazd and Shiraz
Security forces raided a private party in Yazd (central Iran) and arrested 37 young men and...
Women's News
Iran: Call for treatment of political prisoner Zainab Jalalian
In a statement issued on September 30, 2016, Golrokh Ayraii, advocate of political prisoners' rights, called...
Iran: Woman executed along with her husband
A woman was executed Thursday morning, September 29, 2016, in the Central Prison of Orumiyeh (northwestern...
Iran: Kites fly higher on winds blowing from opposite direction
"Kites fly higher on winds blowing from opposite direction," was the title of a statement posted...
Iran: Top female chess players reacted with horror to playing world games in Tehran
The Daily Telegraph – September 29, 2016 - Excerpts The world's top female chess players have...
Iran: 2000 women arrested every day for improper veiling
Commander of the State Security Force announced the average number of women arrested everyday under the...
Iran: Shameful 16-year-sentence for Narges Mohammadi
Following is the statement by Amnesty International on the Appeals Court's upholding of political prisoner Nargess...
Iran: Atena Daemi sentenced to 7 years in prison
The Review Court issued its final verdict for children's and civil rights activist, Atena Daemi, sentencing...
Iran: Women’s vehicles impounded
The commander of the State Security Force of Hamedan (western Iran) threatened to impound the vehicles...
Iran: Political prisoner under pressure for spying on others
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared was pressured for body inspection by agents in Evin Prison, but...
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.