Iran: Female students protest in Yazd Azad University
It is compulsory for female students of Yazd Azad University to wear the chador (long and...
Women's News
Iran: A young woman killed in Piranshahr Township
The body of a young woman by the name of Nashmil B. was discovered 5 km...
Iran: 23 women lose babies due to satellite broadcast jam
According to reports from Kermanshah, a total of 23 pregnant women had miscarriages last week with...
Iran: A woman was executed in the town of Roudbar after 9 years prison
According to reports from Freedom Messenger, Fatemeh Abbassipour was executed on the morning of February 13,...
Iran: Ten percent of country’s addicts are women
State-run Fars news agency reported on February 10, 2014 that Dinparast, the deputy of the Headquarters...
Iran: More than 300 women have committed suicide in Kurdistan province in one year
The Human Rights Organization in South Kurdistan, Iran, published a report on the statistics of human...
Iran: Agents attack a women’s dress shop and beat up the girls
A number of security forces attacked a large dress shop in Shahr-e Kord and beat up...
Iran: Young woman commits suicide due to poverty
A 29-year-old woman set herself on fire and committed suicide on Friday, January 31, after she...
Iran: Educational discrimination with women as the subject
The right of equal education for women is recognized in most of the countries around the...
Iran: Unemployment rate for women in Hormozgan
Ms. Ziba Abedinzadeh, Women’s Affairs Advisor of General Employment, Cooperation and Social Welfare Department in Hormozgan...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
From a Strategic Paradigm Shift to a Vanguard Movement
The Journey of Women’s Leadership in the Iranian Resistance The period between October 18 and October 22 marks a pivotal...
Femicide in Iran: When the Law Grants Killers Impunity Instead of Protecting Women
One week, several victims: The true face of violence against women in Iran Femicide in Iran: In just a few...
When Mothers Manage Hunger: Shrinking Food Budgets for Women and Children in Iran
Poverty and deprivation move from the margins to the mainstream For many countries, World Food Day and the International Day...
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.