Iran: Wife of imprisoned lawyer not allowed husband’s visit
Mrs. Massoumeh Dehghan, wife of imprisoned lawyer Abdol Fattah Soltanpour was not allowed to visit her...
Women's News
Iran: Narges Mohammadi in dire physical conditions
The status of Narges Mohammad, a political prisoner and human rights activist, has become dire since...
Iran: Female political prisoner is going blind
Zeinab Jalalian, Kurdish political prisoner, who is presently imprisoned in Kermanshah Prison, western Iran, has lost...
Iran: Kurdish woman attacked by acid in Baneh
Four men attacked a Kurdish woman in Baneh, Iranian Kurdistan, on August 11. Afsaneh Ghorbani, 37,...
Mullahs’ supreme leader says Iran should stay away from CEDAW
In his remarks, Khamenei said, "Contrary to some viewpoints, employment is not one of the main...
Iran: Women’s unemployment rate has reached 86 per cent
The unemployment of young people under 30 years of age in Iran has turned into a...
One of every four Iranian women have breast cancer
The average age of contracting breast cancer has fallen among Iranian women to under 30. Out...
Iran: SSF arrested Muslim converts including at least four women
In a raid on a church-house in Karaj, a number of Muslim converts who have recently...
Iran: Officials admit women parliamentarians are more misogynous
Fatemeh Rake'ii, secretary general of Muslim women's new thinkers' society, said, "There are no laws in...
Iran: ill prisoner without any treatment for 4 years
Sedigheh Moradi has been kept in jail for four years now and has never been given...
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.