Marrying foreign men, another excuse for harassing Iranian women
The mullahs’ regime ruling Iran takes advantage of every opportunity to intervene in the life of...
Women's News
Iran: At least 1000 girl children became mothers last year
According to the statistics released by Iran's Census Organization, 1,511 teenagers under 15 years of age,...
More pressure on women political prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison
Prisoners of the Women's Ward of Evin Prison have been deprived of correspondence and meeting with...
Iran: Young woman arrested for defending civil rights
Shima Babaii, a 21-year-old student of Construction Engineering, was arrested in a raid on her residence...
Young women received 99 lashes after Qazvin arrest
Over 30 young men and women arrested in a graduation party in Qazvin were punished by...
Iran: Women arrested in Semnan
Some 97 people including 10 women were arrested in Semnan Province. Mojtaba Ashrafi, Deputy Commander of...
Iran: Arrested models awaiting prison sentences
The models arrested this month in Iran would be sentenced to two years in prison or...
Number of divorces in Iran exceeds marriages
The number of divorces in Iran has had a 53% growth and exceeded the number of...
Iran: Rokhsareh Pour-Shahmar dies at 87
Mrs. Rokhsareh Pour-Shahmar (Dar-Afarin) passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016, in the northern city of...
Iran – women: More arrests in a party in Kerman
Twenty-three young men and women were arrested in a party in the southern city of Kerman....
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.