Iran: Police given green light to arrest women for Hijab
"The Police has free hand to deal with social crimes." Ahmad Khosravi Wafa, head of the...
Women's News
For the first time, a woman was elected as Rome’s mayor
The second round of elections in the main cities of Italy were concluded on Sunday, June...
Iran: Low marriage age to impact education
"Glad tidings for high school students! Their education term will be compressed so that when they...
Iran: Atena Daemi’s trial to be held in two weeks
The revision trial for Atena Daemi is going to be held on July 5, 2016. Atena...
Iran: Women to be flogged on the spot!
As the Iranian regime becomes weaker and more instable every day, the regime's leaders emphasize more...
Jo Cox, Labour MP with huge compassion, shot and stabbed to death
Jo Cox, the Labour MP, was shot and stabbed to death in a daylight attack on...
Iran: Seven years jail with no furlough for Reyhaneh Haj Ibrahim
Seven years after being arrested in the 2009 uprising in Iran, Evin political prisoner Reyhaneh Haj...
Iran: Over 14.500 women identified as illiterate in Yazd
14681 illiterate women under 50 years of age have been identified in the central Iranian province...
Iran: Dual national accused of attempting overthrow of regime
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran since April, has been accused of fomenting a...
Iran: Facebook activist, jailed in dire health condition
Roya Saberi Nobakht, imprisoned for her activities on the Facebook, is detained in prison despite her...
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.