Political Prisoner Parisa Kamali Denied Medical Care in Isfahan
Political prisoner Parisa Kamali is being denied access to essential medication at Dolatabad Prison in Isfahan,...
Women's News
Families of Death Row Political Prisoners Rally Outside Evin Prison
A Plea to Stop the Executions On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the families of death row...
Iran Bars Female Political Prisoners in Evin from Visitation After Protesting Transfer of Death Row Inmates
A group of female political prisoners in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, located in Tehran,...
Maryam Kaviani Hanged: Alarming Surge in Iran’s Execution of Women
At dawn on Saturday, February 1, 2025, a woman named Maryam Kaviani was hanged in Parsilon...
Former Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi Arrested Again in Iran
January 2025 – Former political prisoner Arghavan Fallahi, released from Tehran’s Evin Prison in March 2024,...
Raheleh Rahemipour: Medical Deprivation Continues in Evin Prison
Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old civil rights activist, remains in critical health condition while being held in...
Niyan Chaliyani: New Details on the Shocking Murder of a 7-Year-Old
We had already reported that on Friday, January 17, 2025, a 7-year-old girl named Niyan Chaliyani...
Nasrin Hassani: Conditional Release Denied for Imprisoned Journalist
The request for conditional release of Nasrin Hassani, an imprisoned journalist, has been denied. She is...
Iran: A Wave of Femicide Leaves 10 Women and 3 Children Dead in 10 Days
A wave of domestic violence in Iran has claimed the lives of at least 10 women...
Kurdish Women’s Rights Activist Parvin Advaei Arrested and Transferred to an Unknown Location
On Monday, January 20, 2025, Parvin Advaei, a Kurdish women’s rights activist and former political prisoner,...
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...
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...
Iran: Continued Arrests and Long Prison Terms for Women Protesters
January 2026 nationwide uprising has been followed by a wave of continued arrests, harsh sentences, and continued judicial uncertainty for...
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.