Iran: Women take an unusual step
Reports from the small city of Selseleh and Delfan, in the western Iranian Lorestan Province, indicate...
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Iran: Common sale of newborn infants
Homeless women who sleep in cardboard boxes in the streets go to hospitals in central or...
Iran: Bail issued for imprisoned Christian convert
A 200-million-touman bail was issued for Laila Abdi-Nejad, the new Christian convert who has been imprisoned...
Iran: Women’s Prison in Qarchak, Varamin, is a hell
A new report from the Women's Prison in Qarchak, Varamin, reveals part of the pressure and...
Belgian women support Iranian women’s right to enter stadiums
During a Belgium-Sweden football match on June 22, 2016 in Nice, several fans of the Belgian...
Iran: Baha’ii woman goes to jail
Baha'ii citizens continue to be targeted and harassed by the regime in Iran. The latest example...
Iran: Women bicyclists prevented from entering
Security agents prevented entry of female bicyclists to Torghabeh Shandiz town because of their clothing. The...
Iran: New call to up pressure of veiling on women and girls
A state-backed mullah called for increasing the pressure on women and girl children for observing the...
Iran: Prisoner deprived of access to needed medical care
Prisoner Nahid Gorji, who suffers from diabetes and heart complications, has been deprived of medical care...
Jolie calls for new approach to resolve dangerous refugee crisis
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy Angelina Jolie made an appearance at the U.S....
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.