Iran: Opponents of compulsory veiling threatened with harsh punishment
Maryam Bani Razi sentenced to 8 months in prison and 148 lashes The head of the...
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Amnesty International verifies horrific torture of child protesters
Amnesty International published the outcome of its research on the torture of child detainees in Iran...
A friend of the Iranian Resistance, Baroness Boothroyd, passes away at 93
Baroness Boothroyd, the first woman to become the UK House of Commons speaker, passed away on...
Fanatic Group Threatens Poisoning of High School Girls in Iran
A group of extremists in Qom has distributed threatening leaflets, declaring that girls' education is forbidden...
The endless chain of honor killings and femicide in Iran
The murder yesterday of a young woman who was the mother of a 5-year-old child by...
An Iranian chorus from Zahedan to Munich: Death to the oppressor, No to the Shah, No to the mullahs
Protests surge on Day 155 of the Iran uprising with anti-regime, anti-shah slogans Friday, February 17,...
Dismissal of Professors and Student Protesters: Iranian Regime’s Crackdown on Universities
In recent weeks, there have been numerous reports of the Iranian regime’s dismissal of professors and...
Iranian Girls High Schools: Systematic Poisoning Sparks Outrage and Demands for Action
The serial gas poisoning of students in girls high schools in Qom reached Tehran. At the...
Paris rally unites against dictatorship, stands in solidarity with Iranian people’s pursuit of democracy
Thousands of Iranians, supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and the opposition...
Iranian women defy four decades of religious dictatorship
Iranian women defy four decades of religious dictatorship. The 1979 revolution in Iran was one of...
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...
A Report to CSW70: Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law
Structural Inequality and State-Sanctioned Oppression of Women Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law” is the title of the NCRI Women’s Committee’s...
Annual Report 2026: From Protests, to Uprising, and the Role of Iranian Women
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2026, the NCRI Women’s Committee presents its Annual Report 2026, offering a recap...
Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: Broad Support for 10-point plan and Criticism of Western Appeasement
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the second day of the “Free Iran 2026 – Supporting the Democratic Alternative” conference was...
45 Years of Resistance for a Free Iran; A Future Built on a Democratic Republic
Free Iran 2026 Summit Brings Together International Political Figures to Emphasize thePath Toward a Democratic Iran On Saturday, June 20,...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The water crisis in Iran has transcended a mere natural challenge, evolving into a human, environmental, and economic catastrophe. While...
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.