Iran: Three young girls amongst detainees in today’s Dervishes’ protest
Security forces with arrest warrants from the court, arrested educated Dervish women with degrees in sociology...
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Iran: Female and male barbers gathered in protest
NCRI –Mar. 10, 2014 - A group of female and male barbers in the city of...
Iran: Imprioned father sends message to congratulate daughter on International Women’s Day
“How can we witness the atrocity imposed on women throughout history and not question it?“How can...
Iran: Maryam Shafipour receives seven-year prison-term
Maryam Shafipour was sentenced to a seven-year prison term by branch 15 of the revolutionary court....
Iran: How did Farzaneh spend her last moments before being executed?
State-run Etemad daily wrote: “Yesterday at dawn, everything was about life and death in front of...
Iran: Political prisoner on the verge of paralysis
Motahareh Bahrami (f), a political prisoner, is hospitalized in a hospital in the city of Karj...
Iran: Suspicious death of a Kurdish female student in Urumiyeh University
On Saturday, March 1, the body of a female Kurdish student by the name of Shayda...
Iran: Female workers deprived of insurance
Labor activist, Haleh Safarzadeh (f) told ILNA (state-run news agency) that many working women including carpet...
Iran: Female students protest in Yazd Azad University
It is compulsory for female students of Yazd Azad University to wear the chador (long and...
Iran: A young woman killed in Piranshahr Township
The body of a young woman by the name of Nashmil B. was discovered 5 km...
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.