She’s a young runner in Gaza, and she refuses to give up the race
The Washington Post, March 31, 2016 By Hazem Balousha MAGHAZI, Gaza Strip — Every morning as...
Women's News
Iran – women: Kurdish political prisoner denied medical care
Qadrieh Qaderi, political prisoner detained in the central prison of Yasouj, is suffering from severe ear...
Iran – women: Baha’i citizens tortured for their beliefs
Twelve Baha’ii citizens arrested in October 2012 in the Northern Province of Golestan were tortured by...
Iran: Victim of child marriage, victim of violence against women
Sakineh Ozbak, 15, was forcibly married to an old man when she was 14. With a...
Iran: Fate of women arrested on New Year’s Eve remains unknown
Ten days after the arrest of participants in the New Year's ceremony in the Kurdish city...
Iran – women: 65-year-old mother summoned instead of son
Kermanshah’s Department of Intelligence summoned the 65-year-old mother of a Kurdish civil activist for the second...
Iran: Kurdish women beaten up and arrested on New Year’s Eve
A number of Kurdish civil activists held a New Year ceremony in Qasrian village of Sanandaj...
Iran – women: Mothers, families of political prisoners beaten up near Evin Prison
A group of mothers and family members of political prisoners gathered outside the Evin Prison on...
Iran: Rise in suicide, mullahs’ New Year’s gift for women
A 22-year-old woman, Tara Azizpoor, committed suicide on March 15 and died. She was single and...
Iran – Women: Ex-French embassy employee must spend the New Year in Evin
Nazak Afshar, former employee of the French Embassy in Tehran, who was arrested at the airport...
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.