Iran – shocking: 3% of people sleeping in the streets are pregnant women!
The catastrophe known as homeless women sleeping in the streets has expanded to such an extent...
Women's News
Iran: nurses continue protests
On July 15 over 200 nurses in Shiraz went on strike. They were seen chanting and...
Iran: crackdown under hijab pretext
Reports from the city of Tabriz indicate repressive regime agents are escalating their pressures on young...
Women banned from Iran parliament
Shahindokht Molavardi, the Iranian regime Vice president in women and family affairs, said a bill providing...
Iranian security forces return corpse of Bahai elderly to her family, do not allow burial!
Iranian security and military forces have prevented the burial of a Bahai woman, 'Baji Mohammadi-Far', in...
Iran: nurses continue protests
Kermanshah – On Monday, July 13 for the second day the nurses of Imam Reza Hospital,...
Iran: SSF chief: women must be confronted
Pressure builds on Iran's women on behalf of state officials and security forces. Hossein Ashtari, SSF...
Iran: New statistics regarding drug addicts and household women
Head of the welfare organization gave news about the increase in the use of industrial drugs...
Iran: Female nurses protest
On 12 July the female nurses' protest continued in Tehran. A group of over 70 nurses...
Iran: 7½ years jail time for female political activist
Maryam Sadat Yahyavi, a social and political activist, has been sentenced to 7½ years behind bars....
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.