‘Headquarters to promote virtue and prevent vice’ sues ice-cream company!
The state-run ‘Headquarters to promote virtue and prevent vice’ in Isfahan filed a complaint against ‘Mihan’...
Women's News
Iranian regime blames satellite television and Facebook for improper veiling
A report was published upon the request of Iran’s repressive women’s Basij forces and its research...
Iran: Gender segregation in Tehran’s Municipality
Male and female personnel will be separate in Tehran’s Municipality very soon. This is the new...
30,000 girls under 15 married in Iran last year
Sharq daily wrote: “The Iranian census bureau has recently published the statistics of the marital age...
Iran: A night with homeless women in Tehran
State-run Asr-e Iran news website published a report about the life of homeless women in Tehran...
Iran: Female Tehran University students banned from watching volleyball match
Simultaneous with the Iran-Poland volleyball game on Friday, June 27th, female students in Tehran University intended...
Iran: Ahmad Khatami emphasizes on pressuring women on hijab
In part of his Friday prayer sermon in Tehran Ahmad Khatami said, “The measures taken regarding...
Iran: Advisor to women’s affairs in Interior Ministry: My daughter & I don’t go to stadiums!
Fahimeh Farahmandpour, advisor on women and family affairs to the Iranian regime’s Minister of Interior said...
Iran: Presence of women in some sports facilities promotes cultural misbehavior
In response to a question on whether the cultural basis for the presence of women in...
Iran: Negar Haeri arrested
Ms. Negar Haeri, daughter of political prisoner Mashala Haeri, who is in coma and has been...
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.
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