Maryam Akbari Monfared Released from Prison after 17 Years
Maryam Akbari Monfared has been released after 17 years in prison, including an additional 3 years...
Statements
NCRI Women’s Committee Condemns the Arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh
According to media reports, late night on April 1, security forces of the clerical regime’s Ministry...
Iran: International Conference “Women’s Leadership: an Imperative for A Free Iran and A Democratic Republic” Held on the Eve of International Women’s Day
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi: Without women’s leadership, neither is a democratic transformation possible, nor can a peaceful,...
Iran: Urgent Call to Action to Annul the Death Sentence of Goli Koohkan
A 25-year-old Baluchi compatriot imprisoned since age 18 The Women's Committee of the National Council of...
Life of Political Prisoner Somayeh Rashidi in Danger
Death of Two Female Prisoners in Qarchak Prison in Varamin and Pardis Prison in Karaj Due...
Call to Prevent the Appointment of an Apologist of the Iranian Regime to the UN Human Rights Council’s Advisory Committee
Afsaneh Nadipour, who has been an accomplice and apologist for the crimes of the misogynistic dictatorship...
Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi Transferred to an Unknown Location After 6 Months of Torture and Solitary Confinement
The NCRI Women’s Committee Calls for Urgent Action for the Release of Political Prisoners, Especially Women...
Brutal Murder of 18-Year-Old Girl by Her Father in Eslamshahr
Rising Domestic Homicide Under the Misogynistic Clerical Regime The horrific scene of the murder of Fatemeh...
NCRI Women’s Committee condemns the confirmation of the death sentence for Pakshan Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner, by the clerical regime’s Supreme Court, and calls for urgent action to save her life
The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran strongly condemns the confirmation of...
The Criminal “Chastity and Hijab” Law: A New Wave of Crackdown on Iranian Women and Girls
The new criminal and inhuman law must be opposed with the slogan, “Woman, Resistance, Freedom” After...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
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...
Widows in Iran: An Analysis of Legal Challenges and the Structure of Discrimination
Introduction: In the political and legal structure governing Iran, misogyny and gender discrimination have been institutionalized as a fundamental principle,...
Iranian Women Trapped by War, Poverty, and Domestic Abuse
The war and intensifying economic crises in recent months have exerted the greatest and most direct pressure on Iranian women,...
JINNEWS: An Account of Women Prisoners’ Resistance in Iran Amid Repression and Discrimination
Turkey’s JINNEWS, one of the region’s well-known news outlets covering women’s issues and human rights, published a report on June...
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.