She was 38 years old and the mother of one child.
Setayesh Shafiei was killed on the evening of January 8, 2026, during nationwide protests in Tehran, after being struck by live ammunition fired by regime security forces. That...
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As Iran intensifies its repression of dissent following nationwide protests, authorities have expanded their security campaign against women, teachers, and artists. From arbitrary arrests and prolonged detentions to...
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This generation will not back down for empty promises and repetitive rhetoric Iranian students in Tehran, Mashhad, and Hamadan staged protests on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Gathering outside...
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The Iranian Resistance has lost one of its loyal friends and valued supporters. Carol Fontaine, a courageous human rights advocate and tireless defender of women's rights, who stood...
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Marking the 123rd week of the protest campaign “No to Executions Tuesdays” political prisoners in 56 prisons across Iran launched another hunger strike on Tuesday, June 2, 2026,...
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Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
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...
The Iranian Resistance has lost one of its loyal friends and valued supporters. Carol Fontaine, a courageous human rights advocate...
The internet blackout in Iran—which is now entering a phase of drip-fed restoration after nearly three months of absolute blockage—has...
What follows is merely a horrifying glimpse into leaked news from an incredibly brief period—from mid to late May 2026....
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.
