Heartbreaking Tragedy: The Case of Yalda Rahimi
The Unfortunate Death of a Young Girl In a deeply tragic event, Yalda Rahimi, a 17-year-old...
Women's News
Nasim Gholami Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison, 74 Lashes, and 20 Years Exile
42 Years of Imprisonment and Exile for Nasim Gholami Simiyari and Six Other Political Prisoners On...
PMOI Supporters Commemorate the Anniversary of the 2022 Iran Protests in Women’s Ward of Evin
PMOI supporters honored the Anniversary of the 2022 Iran Protests in the Women’s Ward of Evin...
Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian: Worsening Health Due to Continued Denial of Medical Treatment
Deterioration of Health after 17 Years in Prison Zeinab Jalalian, a political prisoner in Iran, has been...
Nafas Haji Sharif Traumatized After Brutal Encounter with Morality Patrol
The Hidden Harms of Morality Patrols: A Mother's Struggle for Justice Nafas Haji Sharif, a 14-year-old...
Sadaf Heydari and Shaqayeq Akbari Suspended by Disciplinary Committees
Sadaf Heydari Suspended for Two Semesters Sadaf Heydari, a student at Tabriz University, has been sentenced...
Activists in Evin Prison Protest with Hunger Strikes
Recent weeks have seen multiple political prisoners and civil rights activists in Evin Prison, launch hunger...
Sara Deldar, 28, passed away due to an infection caused by pellet fragments
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, Sara Deldar, one of the detainees from the nationwide protests of...
Inhumane Conditions for Female Inmates in Borujerd Prison
Borujerd Prison, located in Borujerd City within the Lorestan Province of Iran, has been reported to...
Yasra Aref, an Afghan Woman, and Her Infant Face Inhuman Conditions in Iran’s Evin Prison
Yasra Aref, a 25-year-old Afghan national, has been imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison along with her...
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.