Marzieh Ghafarizadeh Remains in Limbo at Evin Prison After 34 Days of Detention
More than a month has passed since the arrest of Marzieh Ghafarizadeh, a Tehran resident, and...
Women's News
International Women’s Day: Thousands Rally in Washington in Support of Iranian Resistance
On the afternoon of Saturday, March 8, International Women’s Day, thousands of freedom-loving women, Iranians, and...
209 Iranian Regime Lawmakers Call for Enforcement of Controversial Chastity and Hijab Law
209 members of the Iranian regime’s parliament have signed a petition urging Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf...
Tragic Suicide of Fatima Soleimani, 12, Due to Forced Marriage
In a heartbreaking tragedy, Fatima Soleimani, a 12-year-old girl from Harsin, a city in the Kermanshah province,...
Sardasht Teacher, Arezoo Jalilzadeh, Detained in Undisclosed Location
Arezoo Jalilzadeh, a teacher from Sardasht, a city in West Azerbaijan province in Iran, was arrested...
Third Consecutive Week of Families Protesting Death Sentences Outside Evin Prison
Tehran – March 4, 2025 – For the third consecutive week, families of political prisoners sentenced...
Young Mother Dies After Childbirth—A Preventable Tragedy of Medical Negligence
The Iranian regime falsely boasts of providing medical facilities to rural areas. However, the tragic death...
Asieh Ghavi-Cheshm: Execution of a Woman in Mashhad Central Prison
On Saturday, March 1, 2025, seven prisoners, including a woman named Asieh Ghavi-Cheshm, were executed in...
Uncertain Fate of Zahra Sharif Kazemi Remaining Two Months in Limbo
More than 60 days have passed since the arrest of Zahra Sharif Kazemi, yet the online...
Mina Soltani, Justice-seeking Mother, Sentenced to Prison and Fined
Mina Soltani Zareh, the justice-seeking mother of Shahriar Mohammadi, one of the victims of the 2022...
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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.