Iran: Summer plans started for further crackdown on women
Female vice patrols have received vehicles to monitor women on the streets. Isfahan's Justice Department Chief...
Women's News
Iran: Beaches under check to prevent women from swimming
The State Security Forces commander in the northern province of Gilan announced that a new plan...
Iran: Poverty forces women to sell their infants
“Today in Iran, economic deprivation, cultural destitution, addiction, homelessness, and child marriages are among the factors...
Iran: Prosecution for non-existent Facebook account
The wife of a well-known labor activist, Mahmoud Salehi, is under prosecution. Najibeh Salehzadeh was charged...
Iran: Baha’i citizen jailed for teaching
A Baha’i citizen, Azita Rafizadeh, has been arrested for teaching in Azad Scientific Institution. Her husband...
Iran: Anniversary of Neda Agha-Soltan, symbol of the 2009 uprising
Ms. Hajar Rostami commemorated her daughter on June 19, 2016, at her tomb while accompanied by...
Iran: Apparel stores sealed for mannequins’ failure to observe the veil!
The Commander of the State Security Forces in the southwestern province of Charmahal-o Bakhtiari announced that...
Iran: Christian convert prisoner refused extension of sick leave
Tehran's Prosecutor's Office refused to extend the sick leave for prisoner of conscience, Maryam Naghash Zargaran....
Iran: Another Bahaii woman arrested, her business shut down
A Bahaii woman was arrested after one month of harassment, intimidation and shutdown of her business....
Iran: Defending gender segregation as a value
A Khamenei representative explicitly defended gender segregation and said, "We do not believe in gender equality....
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.