Iran: mother has no news of jailed daughter
The mother of Negar Haeri, a young jurist arrested for the third time on 18 May,...
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Iran: mother of murdered blogger in ICU
Gohar Eshghi, the mother of blogger Sattar Beheshti who was murdered by prison officials under interrogation,...
Iran: official close to Khamenei threatens more crackdown on women
A member of Khamenei’s inner circle in Iran openly threatened to send repressive Hezbollah forces to...
Women teachers protesting in Iran
A group of teachers in Alborz Province (northern Iran) staged a rally on 21 May, raising...
Iran: 82% of single mothers are unemployed
Shahindokht Mulla-Verdi, a deputy in Rouhani’s cabinet said, “Currently 82% of single mothers are unemployed.”Mullavardi said...
Iranian regime official emphasizes more pressure on women
Mohammad Yazdi, head of the Iranian regime’s Assembly of Experts has said police must confront the...
Iran: Political prisoner arrested again, transferred to Evin Prison
Negar Haeri, jurist and former political prisoner of Gharchak Varamin Prison, was summoned to Evin Prison’s...
Iran: Women in western city protest non action on Farinaz Khosravani’s case
Over 100 women in the city of Sardasht in western Iran rallied on 19 May outside...
Iran: Regime’s senior clerics on eliminating women
The Iranian regime is trying to eliminate women from society by implying that their presence and...
Concert in southern Iran forced to cancel to implement gender segregation
State-run reactionary groups disrupted a concert in the southern Iranian city of Mahdasht under the pretext...
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.