World Youth Day: Youth and Women of Iran Are Elements of Change
August 12 has been designated by the UN General Assembly as World Youth Day. Most countries...
Articles
Compulsory Veiling Laws, Summer, and Renewed Crackdown on Women
Since seizing power in Iran, the mullahs’ regime has institutionalized fundamentalist laws, including the compulsory veiling...
Prominent women from US, Albania address Day 3 of Free Iran Global Summit
The Day 3 of the Free Iran Global Summit was held on Monday, July 20, 2020...
Day 2 of Free Iran Global Summit, Call for Justice over the 1988 Massacre
Sunday, July 19, 2020, was Day 2 of the Free Iran Global Summit and the virtual...
Free Iran Global Summit: Solidarity with the Iranian People’s Uprising
The Free Iran Global Summit, the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance was held online on...
Women fight forest fires with bare hands in at least 2,000 points in Iran
Wildfires have burned down an estimated 2,000 locations in Iran’s forests in recent months, particularly in...
Lack of Water Breaks Backs of Women in Sistan and Baluchestan
Sistan and Baluchestan is the most deprived province of Iran, and its people must confront poverty...
Number of Female Peddlers Grows Due to Poverty and Gender Gap
Female peddling is not typical in Iranian culture. However, the Mullahs' misogynistic rule and the regime’s...
Iranian women’s leadership lauded on the Resistance’s anniversary
Iranian women’s leadership was lauded on the anniversary of the beginning of the Iranian people’s Resistance...
Women Workers of Safireh Garbage Site Deprived of Minimum Rights
Some 120 workers are employed at Safireh, a garbage-sorting site in Ahvaz. The majority of women...
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.