She was one of the thousands of protesters who took to the streets on the night of January 9, 2026, in the city of Rasht is located in Gilan Province, but was directly shot by repressive forces. A bullet struck her neck, and she died instantly.
Nazanin was also called Maryam at home. She was 34 years old at the time of her martyrdom.
Rome, Italy – In a significant political event reflecting growing international attention to the Iranian people's struggle for freedom, the youth organization of the governing Brothers of Italy...
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Neda Mohammadi, a 24-year-old resident of Tehran’s Niroo Havaye (Piroozi) neighborhood, took to the streets during the nationwide protests in January 2026. On the night of January 9,...
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Rezvan Asgharzadeh, a 45-year-old mother of six, was executed at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan on Monday, September 14, 2026. Her execution brings the reported number of women executed...
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Prison Memoirs of Azam Haj-Heydari from the book The Price of Being Human — Part Twenty-Three After enduring more than seven months of imprisonment in the “Cage” ward,...
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On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, marking the 138th week of the No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign, political prisoners across 62 prisons nationwide staged a hunger strike to once...
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Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
September 15, International Day of Democracy, offers a vital moment to evaluate the true benchmarks of freedom, human rights, and...
The massacre of 1988 remains a secret whose full truth has yet to be revealed. In that massacre, which primarily...
At a critical juncture for the Iranian resistance movement, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has chosen Mahnaz Maimanat...
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.
