Reyhaneh Saeedi, M.D., sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison
Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Dr. Reyhaneh Saeedi to one year and eight months of imprisonment, a...
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Nazila Maroofian fainted, suffered an infarct before standing trial
Photojournalist Yalda Moayeri with 23 years of experience sentenced to six years and sweeping parks Nazila...
Armita Abbasi and 14 detained protesters on hunger strike
Armita Abbasi and 14 detained protesters on hunger strike Armita Abbasi and a group of protesters...
Pegah Sadat Fakhraii sentenced to 5 years in prison, exile, forced labor, etc.
Pegah Sadat Fakhraii was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Pegah Sadat Fakhraii, 33, was violently...
Retired woman Soheila Ojaghi accused of leading Iran protests
Retired paramedic Soheila Ojaghi has been sentenced to 6 years in prison in the primary court...
A young Kurdish woman, Sepideh Ghalandari, dies under torture
According to social media reports, Sepideh Ghalandari (Bigard), a young Kurdish woman from Mahabad, died under...
Two years in jail for Sepideh Salarvand, an anthropologist, writer, and children’s rights activist
The Judiciary of the mullahs’ regime and its security institutions continue to file cases and issue...
Mahsa Pairavi condemned to ten years, Mina Alikhani to 74 lashes
Iran’s ruling clerical regime continues to issue sentences of imprisonment and flogging for the detained protestors...
Conditions of Zeinab Jalalian, Fatemeh Mosanna, Sofia Sufi raise concern – Day 105 of Iran uprising
Golaleh Moradi receives a four-year prison sentence Conditions of Zeinab Jalalian, Fatemeh Mosanna, and Sofia Sufi...
The 40-day memorial of Aylar Haghi held despite heavy repression
On the morning of Tuesday, December 27, 2022, on Day 103 of the Iran uprising, the...
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.