Fatemeh Moradpour, 15, Commits Suicide Under Pressure for Forced Marriage
Fatemeh Moradpour, a 15-year-old girl from Lorestan, took her own life after being pressured by her...
Women's News
Another Woman Hanged in Qezel Hesar: 20 Women Executed in Iran in 2024
On the morning of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, seven prisoners, including a woman, were hanged in...
The 36th Week of Hunger Strike in the “Tuesdays Against Executions” Campaign
On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the 36th week of hunger strike in the "Tuesdays Against Executions"...
Crisis of Nurse Resignations in Iran: 1,590 Resigned Last Year
Salman Es’haghi, spokesperson for the Health Committee of the mullahs’ Parliament in Iran, reported that last...
Labor Activist Anisha Assadollahi Denied Contacts and Visits
Anisha Assadollahi , a labor activist currently serving her sentence in Evin Prison, has been denied...
Maryam Sadat Yahyavi: Over 50 Days Deprived of Contact with Her Family
Political prisoner Maryam Sadat Yahyavi has been deprived of her right to phone calls with her...
Political Prisoner Sarvnaz Ahmadi on Medication Strike Amid Health Crisis
Political prisoner, Sarvnaz Ahmadi, has been on a medication strike since September 7, 2024, protesting the...
Mahboubeh Ramezani and Rahimeh Youssefzadeh Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Mahboubeh Ramezani and Rahimeh Youssefzadeh, mothers seeking justice for the victims of the November 2019 protests,...
Mina Soltani: Continued detention and disappearance after 11 days
Eleven days after her arrest, there is no information available regarding the fate of Mina Soltani, a...
Final Adoption of Hijab and Chastity Bill Increases Fines
The clerical regime’s Guardian Council finally confirmed the Hijab and Chastity bill on September 18, 2024....
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.