The Tragic Death of 7-Year-Old Niyan Chaliyani in Bukan Due to Sexual Assault
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the city of Bukan, western Iran, witnessed a large gathering and...
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Political Prisoner Nayyereh Behnood: Four Months of Uncertainty in Evin Prison
Political prisoner Nayyereh Behnood has been held in limbo for four months in the women's ward...
Religious Persecution in Iran: Ten Bahaii Women Taken to Jail
At 6 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, ten Bahaii women residing in Baharestan, Isfahan, were...
“No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign Marks Its First Anniversary
On Tuesday, January 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign reached its first anniversary. This heroic...
Escalating Repression: Women’s Rights Activists and Political Prisoners Under Threat in Iran
The clerical regime has intensified its crackdown on women’s rights activists and political prisoners, targeting individuals...
Zeinab Jalalian: Denied Medical Treatment and Over 100 Days Without Family Visits
Zeinab Jalalian, a political prisoner serving a life sentence, continues to endure her incarceration in Yazd...
Renewed Ban on Visits and Phone Calls for Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison
Nine female political prisoners in Evin Prison, including two inmates on death row—Varisha Moradi and Pakhshan...
Women Activists in Sanandaj Protest the Execution Sentence of Pakhshan Azizi
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, a group of women activists in Sanandaj gathered in front of...
Tragedy in Qom’s Langarud Prison: Woman Sets Herself Ablaze in Protest, Faces Inhumane Treatment
On Friday, January 10, 2025, a female prisoner named Fatemeh Lotfi set herself on fire in...
Qarchak Prison: Farzaneh Bijanipour Dies Due to Medical Neglect
On the evening of Saturday, January 11, Farzaneh Bijanipour, a prisoner held in Ward 6 of...
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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.