Iran – Women: “Mal-veiling is worse than embezzlement”!
Ahmed Alamol-Hoda, Friday Prayer Leader and Khamenei’s representative in Razavi Khorasan Province, preposterously claimed, "Mal-veiling is...
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Iran: Women’s chance in finding jobs is half of men’s
A 2015 survey on the Iranian workforce shows that over 40 percent of young women are...
Iran: Women’s suicide a shame on the mullahs’ regime
A 19-year-old woman committed suicide in the Northern Province of Mazandaran and ended her own life....
Iran: The growing army of young women divorcees
Women under 20 constituted the majority of those filing for divorce in Mazandaran Province over the...
Iran – women: One year jail for exercising freedom of expression
Narges Farhadizadeh has been summoned to the prosecutor's office at Evin Prison to start serving her...
Iran: Young Baha’ii woman deprived of education
Sahar Panahi, a fifth-term student of literature, learned that she had been deprived of continuing her...
Iran – Women: Promotion of misogyny on the streets
A picture has been circulating in recent days on the internet which indicates the Iranian regime's...
Iran – women: Iranian actress dies in poverty
Iranian actress, Azar Mehdi Gholikhani, known as Soraya Hekmat, 62, passed away in poverty. She passed...
Iran: Imprisoned artist remains in limbo
Iranian artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani, held currently in the women’s ward of Evin Prison,...
Iran: Prisoner deprived of medical care in hospital
Kurdish political prisoner Qadriye Qaderi, held in the women’s ward of Yasouj Central Prison, is suffering...
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.