Sara Jahani: Denial of Medical Treatment and Human Rights Violations
Political prisoner Sara Jahani's recent ordeal in Lakan Prison, Rasht, highlights severe human rights abuses. Despite...
Women's News
Five Female Activists Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison
Five female activists from Gilan Province, located in northern Iran along the Caspian Sea, have been...
Teachers’ Rights Activist Kowkab Badaghi Suspended for Four Months
Kowkab Badaghi, a prominent advocate for teachers’ rights, has been suspended from her teaching position for...
Sorayya Qaytaran Transferred to Urmia Prison to Serve Sentence
On Saturday, August 3, 2024, Sorayya Qaytaran, a resident of Kani Mala village near Piranshahr in...
29th Week of Hunger Strike in 18 Iranian Prisons Amidst Record-Breaking Executions
A group of female political prisoners in Evin Prison announced that the women's ward of Evin...
Houra Nikbakht Denied Medical Care in Evin Prison
Houra Nikbakht, a political prisoner in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has been denied specialized medical care despite...
Crucifixion of Female Prisoners: A Detailed Report from Mashhad Central Prison
Following the protests by female prisoners in Mashhad Central Prison (Vakilabad), guard officers, under the orders...
Sentencing and Imprisonment of Two Iranian Women: Maryam Mehrabi and Maryam Derisi
Two Iranian women, Maryam Mehrabi and Maryam Derisi, have been sentenced and taken to jail to...
Execution of Political Prisoner Reza Rasaei Ignites Protests in Evin Women’s Ward
Female political prisoners in the women’s ward of Evin Prison protested the execution of Reza Rasaei....
Dozens of Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison Deprived of In-Person Visits
The Evin Prison authorities announced on Saturday, August 3, 2024, in a repressive action, that dozens...
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.