Iran: Bahaii sisters in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison
Nika and Nava Kholousi are prisoners of conscience held in Vakilabad Prison of Mashhad. Together, they...
Women's News
Saudi petition seeks “full” rights for women
AFP, September 27, 2016, Riyadh - Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end...
Iran: Education staff women hold rally
On the morning of Tuesday, September 27, 2016, members of the Education Ministry's retired staff, a...
Iran: Nurses stage protest
Monday, September 26, 2016, nurses of the Medical School of Gerash staged a protest. The nurses...
Iran: Under international pressure, Homa Hoodfar was released
In the wake of international pressures for freedom of Iranian-Canadian professor Homa Hoodfar, the Iranian regime...
Iran: SSF Special Force’s new women’s battalion
Commander of the Special Unit of the State Security Force announced formation of a "women's battalion"...
Iran: Women demand reform of employment-of-teachers law
On the first day of the opening of the mullahs' parliament on September 25, 2016, a...
Syrian journalist accuses UK over passport seizure
London (AFP), September 25, 2016 - A Syrian journalist on Sunday accused the UK of playing...
Iran: Women summoned in Orumiyeh and Mahabad
Somayyeh Alidousti, professor of Physics at University of Orumiyeh (northwestern Iran), was summoned to Branch 102...
Iran: Girls are far from equitable education opportunity
"3,200,000 children are currently deprived of education," Shahindokht Molaverdi formally announced on September 24, 2016. Molaverdi,...
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.