Iran: Third court session held for civil activist
The third court session for Shokufe Azar (Parisa Azari), a civil activist currently detained in the...
Women's News
Iran: Homeless women rounded up
Hossein Sajedi-nia, commander of Tehran police said, “Last week around 500 homeless women sleeping in the...
Iran: New case filed against Nargess Mohammadi
Prison guards who transferred political prisoner Nargess Mohammadi to hospital for treatment have filed a complaint...
Iran: Swedish woman arrested in Gorgan
A Swedish national was arrested along with a friend by the Revolutionary Guards Corps Intelligence in...
Thousands of women in Iran have cars impounded for ‘not wearing hijab properly’
Threats to personal freedoms in Iran remain. Iranian officials have reportedly seized thousands of cars from...
Iran: Homeless woman forced to stay in hospital until she pays for fees!
A homeless 22-year-old woman by the name of Shamim, who has been sleeping in the streets...
Iranian teachers rally outside parliament
A group of female kindergarten teachers rallied outside the parliament in Tehran on Sunday, December 20,...
Iran: Faraghdani’s case under reconsideration
The reconsideration trial for Atena Faraghdani was held Sunday, December 20, 2015. Ms. Faraghdani who has...
Iran ranks among last three countries on women’s participation
Iran is among the three last countries of the world as far as women’s participation is...
Iran: Women and Family Affairs ratification not implemented
In a revealing comment, Shahindokht Molaverdi, presidential deputy for women and Family Affairs, confessed that previous...
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...
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...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
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.