Young Woman, Elaheh Hossein-Nejad, Abducted and Killed in Iran
Contradictory State Narratives Raise Fears of Secret Services’ Involvement The body of Elaheh Hossein-Nejad, a 24-year-old...
Women's News
Defiant and Unbroken, Evin Prison’s Women Chant Against the Death Penalty
In the 71st week of the nationwide campaign "No to Execution Tuesdays," women political prisoners in...
Gas Leak at Ilam University Girls’ Dormitory Sickens 17 Students
Ilam University: In the early hours of Saturday, May 31, a gas leak at a girls’...
Alarming Rise in School Dropout Rates Among Girls in Iran
Poverty, Gender Discrimination, and Child Marriage at the Core In Iran, thousands of children fall out...
Elina Validi, 15, Missing for Over 20 Days After Arrest with Parents
More than 20 days have passed since the arrest of 15-year-old student Elina Validi and her...
Women Prisoners’ Chants Against Execution Echo from Behind Evin Prison Bars
women prisoners: In the 70th week of the nationwide campaign “No to Execution Tuesdays” political prisoners...
Setareh Taherloo and 3 other Women Executed in Iran
Setareh Taherloo and 3 other Women Executed in Iran In the early hours of Monday, May...
School Van Overturns, Injuring Six Female Students
In yet another tragic accident involving school transport, a school van overturned on Saturday, May 24,...
Sakineh Parvaneh, Political Prisoner in Evin Prison, Denied Phone Calls for Over Nine Months
Sakineh Parvaneh, a political prisoner held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, has been denied...
Continued Detention of Ayda Najaflou, Christian Convert, on an exorbitant bail of 110 billion rials
Nearly four months after the arrest of Ayda Najaflou — a Christian convert and mother of...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
Women Teachers in Iran Struggle with Inflation and Low Wages
Every year, October 5, World Teachers’ Day, provides an opportunity to recognize millions of teachers around the world and to...
Health Crisis and Overcrowding in the Women’s Ward of Fardis Prison
Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as Kachouii Prison or the Fardis Correctional Facility, is in the Hosseinabad area of...
New Academic Year 2026 in Iran: Female University Students Face Security, Economic, and Educational Pressures
At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and...
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.