Stoning Sentences for Female Inmates in Iran, Hunger-Striking Prisoners Expose
The 49th week of Tuesdays Against Executions hunger strike was observed in 28 prisons across Iran...
Women's News
December 2024 Report: Shocking Statistics on Women’s Execution in Iran
Shocking Statistics on Women's Execution in Iran; 34 Women Executed in 2024 While the death penalty...
Political Prisoner Fatemeh Ziaii Denied Medical Care Despite MS and Severe Lung Infection
Fatemeh Ziaii, a political prisoner suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) and a lung infection resembling tuberculosis,...
Christian Woman on Hunger Strike in Evin Prison; Prison Sentences for Leila Hossein Zadeh and Zeinab Zaman
Ghazal Marzban, a Christian Convert, on Hunger Strike in Evin Prison Ghazal Marzban, a 41-year-old Christian...
The Dire Conditions of the Women’s Ward of Sanandaj Prison: A Call for International Action
Sanandaj Prison, located on Ershad Boulevard in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, provides...
Labor Activist in Iran Begins Second Year of Prison Sentence Amid Serious Health Concerns
Hajar Saeedi, a labor and women’s rights activist from Sanandaj, a city in western Iran, has...
Iranian Athlete Detained Over Instagram Video Faces Health Crisis in Prison
Zeinab Haj Hashemi, a 43-year-old Iranian athlete from Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, is currently jailed in...
Effat Hamedi, 35, and Mother of a 9-Year-Old Boy Hanged in Sari Central Prison
A 35-year-old woman named Effat Hamedi, the mother of a 9-year-old boy, was hanged at dawn...
Imprisoned Teacher Massoumeh Asgari Denied Medical Care, Faces Uncertain Future
Massoumeh Asgari, a teacher and political prisoner, has been subjected to prolonged detention under the Iranian...
Kurdish Political Prisoner and Her Child Face Dire Conditions in Iranian Prison
The deteriorating health of a toddler in Iran’s Urmia Central Prison has raised serious concerns about...
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.