Iran: Death of uninsured Afghan woman
Ms. Hakimeh Mohammadi was hospitalized in Shariati Hospital some 10 days ago for lung infection and...
Women's News
Iran: Twelve, including a model, arrested in Shiraz
Security forces in Shiraz launched a surprise raid on a shop and sealed its entrance, arresting...
Iran: Bereaved mother protests flogging of workers, youths
Gohar Eshghi, the bereaved mother of Sattar Beheshti, the young worker and web blogger who was...
Iran: Teenage girl, 16, commits suicide in school’s bathroom
A 16-year-old girl ended her life on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in the bathroom of her...
Iran: Naghash Zargaran goes on medical leave, vows to resume hunger strike
Maryam Naghash Zargaran was granted medical leave on bail on June 6, 2016. This Christian prisoner...
Reason behind Nazanin Zagheri’s arrest still not clear after two months
Two months past the arrest of the British-Iranian citizen, Nazanin Zagheri-Radcliffe, the charges levelled against her...
Without having an account, woman summoned for Facebook posts
Kurdish citizen Najibeh Salehzadeh, was summoned by a court in Saqqez on June 6, 2016, and...
Iran: More women arrested in night parties
The Iranian regime has stepped up repression of women and youths, by launching a series of...
Iran: A conscientious artist
Former political prisoner Atena Farghadani who has been recently released from jail after being imprisoned for...
Iran: Women must stay home and not appear in public
Facing widespread defiance of Iranian women and girls, the clerical regime and its backward forces come...
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.