Former hostage explores effects of solitary confinement in Iran
American citizen, Sarah Shourd knows firsthand what it’s like to live in a prison cell. She...
Women's News
Iran: IRGC controls women’s veiling on beaches
The Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has stationed its forces on beaches of Astara, northern Iran, to...
Iran: Police deals with writings on clothes
The spokesman for the State Security Force announced that they will deal with import of manteaux...
Iran: Christian woman in peril after two weeks of hunger strike
Prisoner of conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran is in dire health conditions on the 14th day of...
Iran: Political prisoners denied vital medical care
Amnesty International, 18 July 2016 Iran’s authorities are callously toying with the lives of prisoners of...
Iran: Girls, 14 to 18, lining up for divorce
Forced marriages of underage girls in the mullahs-ruled Iran and their consequent divorces have led to...
Iran: Women used as cheap workforce
Some 40 women working at the "Handicraft Balls of Sanandaj" face enormous discrimination. They work 12...
Iran: Gender segregation extends to kindergartens!
Gender segregation in Iran has extended to children under 7 years of age. “No kindergarten is...
Iran: Prisoner’s resistance compels prison authorities to retreat
After 18 days of hunger strike by political prisoner Narges Mohammadi, prison authorities backed down and...
Iran: Thirty, including a woman, executed in one week
In a new wave of executions, the Iranian regime executed 30 prisoners in various cities from...
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...
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...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
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.