Iran: Brave women did not vote for murderers of their children
A number of mothers of martyrs and political prisoners gathered to commemorate the 40th day of...
Women's News
Iran: Wife of political prisoner summoned again
Roghieh Alizadeh, wife of political prisoner Abbas Lessani, was summoned again to the Prosecutor's Office and...
Iran-women: International calls for release of Atena Faraghdani
In a letter to the mullahs' president, Hassan Rouhani, some 40 NGOs and more than 75...
Iran: Female security agents monitor Tehran’s ski resorts
Tehran’s famous ski resort of Darbandsar, some 35 kilometers north of the capital, is the second...
Iran: Kurdish woman committed suicide
A woman committed suicide and ended her life in western city of Saqqez, Iranian Kurdistan, on...
Iran: Women punished for their husband’s crimes
“We have a village in Sistan and Baluchistan province where all men have been executed but...
Iran: Wrong gas kills 45-day-old baby girl in operations room
A 45-day-old baby girl died on February 22, 2016, in Tehran's Mofid Hospital because the wrong...
Iran: Mother of imprisoned activist protests
The mother of a jailed activist protested her son’s conditions and demanded immediate clarification of his...
Iran-women: I want to be human – Pariya
Interviewer: This week we will get acquainted with a young Iranian woman by the name of...
Iran: Women’s unemployment rates
A study of the most recent official report issued by Iran's Statistics Center shows that unemployment...
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.