Iran: 723 arrested in 8 months for internet surfing
Tehran police Chief Hossein Sajedinia said 723 individuals, including 114 women, have been arrested on Internet...
Women's News
Iran: Head of Women’s Labor Union complains of injustice
"Without doubt, the social situation today is not desirable to any one of us... Long-term oppression...
Iran: Woman executed in central prison of Qazvin
Ms. F. Zanjanian was hanged in Qazvin’s Central Prison at dawn on Sunday, December 6, 2015,...
Iran: Jobless men humiliated if women are employed –Isfahan’s top mullah
“Hundreds of men are unemployed in Iran and yet some people are insisting on employing women...
Iran: Women’s posts at Interior Ministry are only ceremonial
“Some 180 women are appointed in governor offices as advisor on women and family affairs, but...
Mrs. Mehri Jannatpoor passed away on December 3, 2015, in Tehran.
Mrs. Jannatpoor was an opponent of the Shah and mullahs' dictatorship in Iran for more than...
Iran: Widespread protests compel Health Ministry to react and retreat
Acting Deputy Minister of Health for Education pointed out that there is a shortage of 100,000...
Iran: Special court branches investigate improper veiling charges
General Director of the Public Court in Khorramabad (capital of western Iranian Lorestan Province) announced formation...
Angela Merkel, Time magazine’s 2015 Person of the Year
Time magazine has named Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, as its 2015 Person of the...
Tehran: security agents attack homeless women
The police force in Tehran staged an attack against defenseless homeless women on 1 December. Sajedinia,...
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.