Iran: Political prisoners’ lawyer quits under pressure
The lawyer of a number of Iranian political prisoners was forced to quit after security agencies...
Women's News
Iran: SSF commander stresses his role
The commander of the State Security Force reiterated the need for suppressive patrols to impose more...
Iran: Will the bill for reducing women’s work-hours benefit them?
The Iranian parliament adopted a bill on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, reducing work hours for women...
Iran: Women threatened to be dealt with in streets
A major state-run news agency, Fars, published an article on the need to impose more restrictions...
Iran: Rouhani calls for investigations on hijab
The Iranian regime’s president ordered the Interior Ministry to prepare a comprehensive report with the help...
Iran: Young women embrace death
A 21-year-old Kurdish woman committed suicide in the morning of July 11, 2016, and lost her...
Iran: Christian prisoner to continue her hunger strike at any cost
The mother of Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran stressed that her daughter will continue her hunger...
Iran: Charges raised against dual nationalities arrested
Homa Houdfar and Nazanin Zaghari were officially charged by the Iranian regime. Tehran’s public prosecutor, Jafar...
Iran: Wasting time on Hijab will jeopardize Tehran’s security
"The seminaries' silence and failure to fulfill their duties will lead to even more undesirable conditions...
Iran: Civil activist summoned for the fourth time
Civil activist Shima Babaii was summoned by the Intelligence Ministry for the fourth time on Monday,...
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.