Hossniyeh Kolkoli, Baloch Teacher and Mother of 4, Dies After Being Shot by Plainclothes Agents
Hossniyeh Kolkoli, a 41-year-old Baloch teacher and mother of four, has died after being critically wounded...
Women's News
Hunger-Striking Prisoners Demand the Release of Prisoners
The 74th Week of “No to Executions Tuesdays” Observed in 47 Prisons Families Demand Freedom for...
Evin Prison: Prisoners Injured in the Women’s Ward
Sudden Transfer of a Large Number of Inmates to the Notorious Greater Tehran Prison Tehran, Monday,...
Thousands Declare Support for the Third Option on Iran
Freedom-Loving Iranians Rally in Berlin and Stockholm, Call for Regime Change by the Iranian People and...
Arghavan Fallahi: 4 Months of Detention in Ward 209 of Evin
Political prisoner Arghavan Fallahi has remained in a state of legal uncertainty for more than four...
Political Prisoners at Evin Protest Execution of Mojahed Kourkour
Following the execution of political prisoner Mojahid Kourkour, political prisoners in the women’s ward and Ward...
Somayeh Rashidi Detained 50 Days Without Legal Proceedings
More than 50 days have passed since the arrest of Somayeh Rashidi in Tehran, and she...
Sakineh Maleki Hadak: Forced Retirement for Activist Teacher
Sakineh Maleki Hadak, a high school teacher in Bandar Anzali and a member of the Iranian...
Masoumeh Karbakhsh Executed in Shahab Prison, Kerman
In the early hours of Sunday, June 1, 2025, Masoumeh Karbakhsh, a prisoner convicted of drug-related...
Political Prisoner Shiva Esmaeli Denied Contact with Her Imprisoned Sons
In a continued campaign of intensified pressure on political prisoners in Iran, political prisoner Shiva Esmaeli,...
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...
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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.