Iran – women: IWD arrest of 4 Baha’iis including two young women
Four young Baha’is were arrested in Tehran, Karaj and Sari on Tuesday, March 8, and taken...
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Iran- women: Temporary marriage ads
The misogynist laws of the Iranian regime have found their way on the walls of the...
Iran: International Women’s Day program cancelled in Iran
Iranian state news agencies reported that a program sponsored by UNESCO called, "The Seat of Peace,...
Iran: Women urged to be fired for violating mandatory dress code
Mullah Noori Hamedani called for dismissal of women from offices if they fail to properly observe...
Iran: Woman looking for missing niece for 32 years
Raheleh Rahemipour is the aunt of a newborn baby who has been missing since 1984 in...
Iran – women: Wife of political prisoner selling pickles
Wife of political prisoner Reza Shahabi has been producing home-made pickles since her husband was arrested...
Iran-women: Young woman and her brother arrested in Saqqez
Fouziyeh and Avat Hosseinzadeh, a Kurd sister and brother, were arrested on February 28 by a...
Iran-women: Second woman commits suicide in one town just in one week
A 19-year-old woman identified only as B.R. committed suicide by hanging herself on Tuesday March 1....
Iran: 1,500 female graduates unemployed in one province
Head of the Agriculture Organization in Kohgilouyeh-and-Boyer-Ahmad Province said 1,500 female graduates of agriculture are unemployed...
Iran-women: Children above 2 years of age in prisons
Mohammad Nefriyeh, director general of the Children and Youth affairs in the Welfare Organization, said, “Currently,...
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.