White-Clad in the Line of Fire: Samin Rostami
Samin Rostami was killed during the nationwide protests on January 8, 2026, in the Mehrshahr area...
The Fallen for Freedom
Killed by Two Bullets to the Heart and Leg: Fatemeh Abdollahi
Fatemeh Abdollahi, a resident of Tehran, was killed during the nationwide protests on January 9, 2026,...
Fereshteh Azhadi
Fereshteh Azhadi was born in 1956 in Mashhad, where she completed her primary and secondary education....
Mahin Khiabani
Mahin Khiabani was the third member of the Khiabani family to be martyred in the ranks...
Sholeh Sotoudeh “Shot Dead Alongside Her Unborn Child”
Sholeh Sotoudeh, a native of Langerud, was shot and killed by regime agents during nationwide public...
Ghazal Aghaei Lindi
Ghazal Aghaei Lindi was killed on January 9, 2026, during nationwide protests, after being struck by...
Farzaneh Tavakkoli
Farzaneh Tavakkoli, a resident of Arak, was killed on January 9, 2026, after being directly shot...
Shabnam Ferdowsi
Shabnam Ferdowsi was killed on January 8, 2026, during the nationwide protests in Tehran, after being...
Samaneh Mirzaei
Samaneh Mirzaei, a resident of Tehran, was killed on January 9, 2026, during popular protests on...
Mona Hosseini
On January 8, 2026, during the nationwide protests in Malekshahr, Isfahan, Mona Hosseini was shot by...
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...
In Memory of Carol Fontaine: A Steadfast Advocate for Iranian Women and the Struggle for Freedom
The Iranian Resistance has lost one of its loyal friends and valued supporters. Carol Fontaine, a courageous human rights advocate...
How Internet Blackout in Iran Forces Women into Structural Poverty
The internet blackout in Iran—which is now entering a phase of drip-fed restoration after nearly three months of absolute blockage—has...
The Crimson Diary Under the Daily Shadow of Femicide in Iran
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.