Iran – Women: Denial of activist’s arrest, an Intelligence Ministry hoax
Arab environmental activist Zakieh Neisi was arrested on May 17, 2016. Ahwaz's intelligence department, however, has...
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Iran – Women: Sister continues to be intimidated despite brother’s death
“After seven years, we are still not immune from frequent threats and harassments.” Maryam Karim Beigi,...
Iran: 60% of Isfahan’s female university graduates are looking for jobs
Sixty per cent of female graduates of the province are looking for jobs. Zahra Akhavan Nasab,...
Iran – Women: Kurdish civil activist arrested
Sheida Rahimi, a Kurdish civil activist, was arrested by security forces in the western city of...
Iran – Women: Beating and arrest of a civil activist
Soheila Kargar, a civil activist in the northwestern city of Qazvin, was violently beaten up and...
Iran: “Women are dangerous creatures!”
“It is not good that Mr. Haddad Adel is dropped and four unknown Mademoiselles win the...
Iran – Women: New sex-segregation measures
One of the 26 Iranian agencies tasked with cracking down on women is the “Headquarters of...
Iran – Women: Six girls under 10 were married in Kurdistan
Six girls under the age of 10 were wedded in the western province of Kurdistan in...
Iran – women: Fate of Kurdish political prisoner remains uncertain
After a few weeks since Afsaneh and her brother Shahoo Bayazidi were arrested, their family remains...
Iran –Women: Discrimination against Bahaii prisoners in Yazd
Bahaii prisoners in Yazd (central Iran) have been deprived of their legal right to have leaves....
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.