Two prisoners, including a woman, executed in the Central Prison of Tabriz
Two prisoners, including a woman, were executed in the Central Prison of Tabriz at dawn on...
Women's News
Poisoning of 31 Female Students in a School in North Khorasan
On the morning of Saturday, October 19, 2024, thirty-one female students at Jannat Girls’ School, located...
Hamedan Central Prison: Two Prisoners, including a Woman, Executed
Amid a surge of executions in Iran, the mullahs' regime hanged two prisoners, including a woman,...
Mahsa Jalal Badii: 3.5 Years of Imprisonment for Reading Books
Mahsa Jalal Badii was transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht, a northern city in Iran, on...
Ongoing Restrictions on Phone Calls and Visits in Evin Prison’s Women’s Ward
Restrictions on phone calls and in-person visits continue in the women's ward of Evin Prison. Evin...
Varisha Moradi on an Indefinite Hunger Strike in Evin Prison
Kurdish political prisoner, Varisha Moradi, began an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday, October 10, protesting the...
Arrest of Kowsar Dehbanzadeh, Sister of Political Prisoner Maysam Dehbanzadeh
Kowsar Dehbanzadeh, sister of political prisoner Maysam Dehbanzadeh, was arrested by Intelligence officials in Shiraz, the...
Akhtar Ghorbanlou, Victim of Child Marriage, Executed in Ahar Prison
On the morning of Tuesday, October 1, 2024, a young woman was executed in Ahar Prison,...
Zahra Fayzi, 41, executed in Tabriz Central Prison
On the morning of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the execution sentence for a woman named Zahra...
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...
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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.