Age of suicide amongst Iranian women dropped to 10
A 10-year-old fifth grader, by the name of Laila, committed suicide in a village of the...
Women's News
Iran – Women: Ex-French embassy employee transferred to solitary confinement
Nazak Afshar, former employee of the French Embassy in Tehran, was transferred from the women’s ward...
Iran-women: Female medalist complains of discrimination
Farnaz Esmaelzadeh has been winning medals for Iran for many years. She started rock-climbing when she...
Iran: Governor admits gender segregation indicates regime’s impotence
“Segregation of men and women in musical concerts is a new phenomenon that only indicates impotence...
Iran: Imprisoned woman in dire physical conditions
The physical conditions of political prisoner Sedigheh Moradi, who was also jailed during the 1980s, is...
Iran – women: Ailing mother intimidated to leave hospital
Security agents in Rassoul Akram Hospital intimidated the doctor treating Ms. Gohar Eshghi, to release her...
Iran – Women: Corpse of 13-year-old girl held hostage
The body of a 13-year-old girl was taken hostage by the hospital where she died to...
Iran – women: Residence of victims’ family raided, people arrested
Some 30 agents of the Iranian regime's Intelligence Ministry raided the Madadzadehs' residence in Karaj on...
Iran: “Half-worth of women’s blood money is to respect her!”
A female clergy in the city of Qom defended the fact that women's blood money is...
Iran – women: Neda’s tomb visited every week
Nearly 7 years past the murder of Neda Agha-Soltan during the Iranian people's uprising in 2009,...
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...
From a Strategic Paradigm Shift to a Vanguard Movement
The Journey of Women’s Leadership in the Iranian Resistance The period between October 18 and October 22 marks a pivotal...
Femicide in Iran: When the Law Grants Killers Impunity Instead of Protecting Women
One week, several victims: The true face of violence against women in Iran Femicide in Iran: In just a few...
When Mothers Manage Hunger: Shrinking Food Budgets for Women and Children in Iran
Poverty and deprivation move from the margins to the mainstream For many countries, World Food Day and the International Day...
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.