Fariba Zandekarimi, a freedom-loving teacher, is arrested
Fariba Zandekarimi, a freedom-loving teacher, was arrested by the intelligence department of Sanandaj after being summoned...
Women's News
Kurdish Citizen Sakineh Parvaneh Re-Arrested for Second Time in Less Than a Month
Sakineh Parvaneh, a Kurdish citizen from Quchan, was re-arrested on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, after being...
Iranian Judiciary executes another woman in Isfahan’s Prison
The Iranian Judiciary executed a woman and a man in the Dastgerd Prison of Isfahan on...
Female Students Fall Victim to Poisoning Upon School Reopening in Iran
The head of the pre-hospital emergency in East Azerbaijan reported the poisoning of 20 female students...
Remembering Ghazaleh Chelabi, security forces stifle her commemoration
Amol City Security Council prevented the Nowruz memorial ceremony for Ghazaleh Chelabi. During Nowruz, the Persian...
Rights of Bahai citizens and women systematically violated in Iran
Bahai women arrested and sentenced to prison time in Karaj and Isfahan Unofficial sources in Iran...
Kurdish translator Shilan Kurdestani condemned to 40 months in prison
Shilan Kurdistan was sentenced to 3 years and four months in prison Shilan Kurdestani, a translator...
Political Prisoner Massoumeh Senobari Deprived of Basic Rights and Held in Solitary Confinement
Political Prisoner Massoumeh Senobari is deprived of talking to other inmates Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari is...
New Hijab Plan to be enforced soon, intelligent punishments for defiant women
The new Hijab plan punishes women who defy the veil by heavy fines, nulling passports, and...
Political Prisoner Zahra Zehtabchi Imprisoned for 9.5 Years
Zahra Zehtabchi, a sociologist, is the mother of two daughters Zahra Zehtabchi, 56, a sociologist and...
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...
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...
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,...
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.