Iran: 128th Week of Hunger Strike in 57 Prisons Against the Death Penalty
The "No to Executions Tuesdays" hunger strike campaign continued into its 128th week on Tuesday, July...
Women's News
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...
Iran: Death and Jail Sentences for Two Women Arrested During January Uprising
Mahnaz Chardouli, who was arrested during the January uprising, has been sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary...
June 2026 Report: Working Iranian Women Erased from Labor Market
New Generation of Working Iranian Women Being Erased from the Labor Market June 2026 Report: Behind...
Iran: Female Lawyer in Shiraz Sentenced to 6 Years in Jail
Another lawyer remains in detention without final disposition of her case Elham Zeraatpisheh, a female lawyer,...
Iran: Political Prisoner, Arghavan Fallahi, Sentenced to Death
Arghavan Fallahi, a 25-year-old political prisoner and supporter of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK),...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The Iran water crisis has transcended a mere climatic challenge, evolving into a structural catastrophe marked...
Iran: 127th Week of “No to Executions Tuesdays” Across 57 Prisons
The "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign marked its 127th week on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, as...
Iran: Continued Arbitrary Arrests, Prison Sentences, and Denial of Medical Care for Women Prisoners
Amid the continued arbitrary arrests following the nationwide protests of January 2026, new reports indicate prison...
Iran: Students Hold Protest Rallies in Tehran and 20 Other Cities
Protest rallies took place in Tehran and twenty other cities on Saturday, June 27, 2026, as...
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...
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...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The Iran water crisis has transcended a mere climatic challenge, evolving into a structural catastrophe marked by severe ecosystem destruction...
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...
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.