Iran- women: Girls make up 78% of children deprived of education
Ardeshir Shoja’ii, deputy director of Khuzistan Province’s Department of Education, said, 78 per cent of elementary...
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Iran: “World’s biggest prison for women journalists”- RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterated its concern about the conditions in which journalists are being detained...
Women: French woman, 91, earns PhD after 30 years
Colette Bourlier, 91, became one of the oldest women in France to earn a PhD on...
Iran – women: Complete veil required before admission to hospital
The Vali-Asr Medical Center in Mashhad, northeast Iran, is banning women without head-to-toe chadors from entering,...
Iran: At least 150,000 female addict in the country
Deputy General Secretary of the Staff Combatting Drugs acknowledged that 1.5 million people are consuming narcotics...
Iran: New calls for pressuring women to observe mandatory dress code
High ranking mullahs called for stronger measures further restricting women from choosing their clothing. Mullah Makarem...
Palestinian woman wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
Hanan al-Hroub reiterated her mantra of "No to violence" and stressed the importance of dialogue Associated...
Iran: International Women’s Day celebrated in Evin’s women’s ward
Simultaneous with the International Women’s Day, March 8th, female political prisoners honored this occasion in Evin’s...
Iran – women: Prisoner’s treatment conditioned on detention of young relative
Authorities of Khoy Prison where Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian is detained, conditioned her treatment in...
Iran – women: Flogging and jail sentence for Simin Aivaz-zadeh
Simin Aivaz-zadeh, mother of political prisoner Omid Alishenas, was sentenced to 91 days imprisonment and 74...
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.