The Tragic Death of 7-Year-Old Niyan Chaliyani in Bukan Due to Sexual Assault
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the city of Bukan, western Iran, witnessed a large gathering and...
Women's News
Political Prisoner Nayyereh Behnood: Four Months of Uncertainty in Evin Prison
Political prisoner Nayyereh Behnood has been held in limbo for four months in the women's ward...
Religious Persecution in Iran: Ten Bahaii Women Taken to Jail
At 6 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, ten Bahaii women residing in Baharestan, Isfahan, were...
“No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign Marks Its First Anniversary
On Tuesday, January 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign reached its first anniversary. This heroic...
Escalating Repression: Women’s Rights Activists and Political Prisoners Under Threat in Iran
The clerical regime has intensified its crackdown on women’s rights activists and political prisoners, targeting individuals...
Zeinab Jalalian: Denied Medical Treatment and Over 100 Days Without Family Visits
Zeinab Jalalian, a political prisoner serving a life sentence, continues to endure her incarceration in Yazd...
Renewed Ban on Visits and Phone Calls for Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison
Nine female political prisoners in Evin Prison, including two inmates on death row—Varisha Moradi and Pakhshan...
Women Activists in Sanandaj Protest the Execution Sentence of Pakhshan Azizi
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, a group of women activists in Sanandaj gathered in front of...
Tragedy in Qom’s Langarud Prison: Woman Sets Herself Ablaze in Protest, Faces Inhumane Treatment
On Friday, January 10, 2025, a female prisoner named Fatemeh Lotfi set herself on fire in...
Qarchak Prison: Farzaneh Bijanipour Dies Due to Medical Neglect
On the evening of Saturday, January 11, Farzaneh Bijanipour, a prisoner held in Ward 6 of...
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.