Iran: Women campaign to save life of hunger striking prisoner
Mrs. Sholeh Pakravan, a human rights activist who campaigns for abolition of the death penalty, visited...
Women's News
Iran: Divorce turned into a political issue
As a social issue, divorce has engaged the official power structure in Iran and turned into...
Iran: Laws judge against women
“We have no special laws in Iran to protect women against violence by their husbands.” Behshid...
Iran: Is Nazanin Zaghari in solitary confinement?
There is grave concern that the young British-Iranian mother has been confined in solitary cell, undercutting...
Iran: Atena Farghadani would rather go to jail than succumb to regime
Former Iranian prisoner of conscience Atena Farghadani in an open letter declared that she would continue...
Iran: Family, friends of striking prisoner rally in his support
The family of the jailed worker Jaafar Azimzadeh and a number of teachers and workers, held...
Iran: Shocking figures on prostitution
A state-run news agency reported that at least 10,000 young women in Tehran engage in prostitution...
Iran: A woman drowns herself in river
A young woman threw herself into Ziaran River in the northeastern city of Qazvin on June...
Iran: New-convert Christian woman arrested
Laila Abdinejad was arrested last Sunday at her residence in Mehrshahr, Karaj, west of Tehran. It...
Iran: 21 arrested in a party, 4 for dropping their veils in public
Some 21 people were arrested at a party in the southern Iranian city of Kerman. The...
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.