In 1942, Dr. Fatemeh Sayyah became Iran’s First Female Professor when she was awarded the chair of Russian Language and Comparative Literature at Tehran University.
Reports indicate a significant deterioration in the physical condition of Massoumeh Yavari, a political prisoner held in Golpayegan Prison, who continues to be denied access to urgently needed...
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Following the wave of organized repression after the nationwide protests in January 2026, three young women, including two teenagers, have been arrested, and their status remains unknown. These...
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Batoul Gerami, the mother of Sajad Samadi, who was killed during Iran’s nationwide protests January 2026, was violently assaulted by security forces while attending a graveside ceremony for...
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Zahra Hojjat, an advocate for girls with special needs and the director of the Hamdam Rehabilitation Institute in Mashhad, has been arrested by security forces and transferred to...
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On Thursday, March 14, 2026, the conference "Iran: Toward a Democratic Republic" was held at the British Parliament, with the participation of prominent members of both the House...
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Structural Inequality and State-Sanctioned Oppression of Women Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law” is the title of the NCRI Women’s Committee’s...
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2026, the NCRI Women’s Committee presents its Annual Report 2026, offering a recap...
Names That Must Not Be Forgotten Iranian women played a central and courageous role in the January 2026 uprising, standing...
Demonstration in Washington in Front of the U.S. Congress in Support of a Democratic Republic in Iran On March 7,...
Approximately 80 women detained during the January uprising are currently being held in Qarchak Prison, according to informed sources. The...
Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rallied in Paris, voicing support for the NCRI’s provisional government to transfer sovereignty to the...
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.
