Imprisoned Journalist Nasrin Hassani Detained in Harsh Conditions
Nasrin Hassani, a journalist and media activist, is currently serving her prison sentence in Bojnourd Prison...
Women's News
Christian Citizen Lida Alexani Arrested in Tehran
On Saturday, April 13, 2025, Iranian security forces affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence raided the...
School Van Fire in Urmia Injures Nine Female Students
In a tragic incident on Tuesday afternoon, April 29, a school van carrying female students caught...
Continued Momentum of “No to Execution Tuesdays”: Coordinated Protests in Tehran, Rasht, Bukan, and Shahriar
In the 66th week of the "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign, families of political prisoners on...
Marjan Sabzi Executed in Dastgerd Prison of Isfahan
The death sentence of Marjan Sabzi, a prisoner from Khorramabad, was carried out in in Dastgerd...
Catastrophe in Bandar Abbas: Deadly Explosions Claim Lives of Hundreds of Workers, Women, and Children
On Saturday and Sunday, April 26th and 27th, the city of Bandar Abbas was rocked by...
Judicial Uncertainty Persists for Atefeh Hassani: Over Three Months in Detention Without Trial
Atefeh Hassani, a detained Iranian citizen and the sister of political prisoner Mohammad Hassani—currently held at...
Three Months Without News of Arghavan Fallahi: Concerns Grow Over the Young Detainee’s Health
It has been three months since the re-arrest of Arghavan Fallahi, a 25-year-old woman from Parand,...
Continued Detention Without Due Process: Melika Khaleghi Held in Legal Limbo at Kachouii Prison
Melika Khaleghi has been in detention for over a month without any formal charges or legal...
Maryam Akbari Monfared Denied Urgent Medical Care Despite Critical Need for Surgery
Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, continues to be denied...
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...
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...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
Iran: Continued Arrests and Long Prison Terms for Women Protesters
January 2026 nationwide uprising has been followed by a wave of continued arrests, harsh sentences, and continued judicial uncertainty for...
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.