A woman hanged in Zahedan – Stop the death penalty
142nd woman to be executed in nine years; more than 400 death penalties carried out in...
Women's News
Tehran Appeals Court upholds 5 years for Azar Karvandi Musazadeh
The Tehran Court of Appeals upheld a 5-year sentence for Azar Karvandi Musazadeh. Azar Karvandi Musazadeh...
Court condemns Soada Khadirzadeh to 12.5 years in prison
The Penal Court of Mahabad, Iranian Kurdistan, sentenced political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh to 12 years and...
Two Iranian women condemned to death for their sexual orientation
Two Iranian women have been sentenced to death for their sexual orientation. The Revolutionary Court of...
2 brave women collide with a cleric over Hijab warning
300 activists opposing the compulsory Hijab are arrested Two brave women in Hidaj city, NW Iran,...
The crime of being an activist: 5 women jailed in Iran
Raha Asgarizadeh, a journalist, photographer, and women’s rights activist, started her two-year sentence in Evin Prison...
Political prisoner Forough Taghipour not sent to hospital despite critical conditions
Political prisoner Forough Taghipour was not sent to the hospital on August 30, 2022, as she...
10 female seasonal workers lost their lives on Iran’s unsafe roads
800 workers die every year due to the lack of minimum safety facilities 10 female seasonal...
Political prisoner deprived of visitations for three months
Maryam Akbari has been deprived of visitations while already facing restrictions on making phone calls Political...
Political prisoner Samaneh Saeedi deprived of medical leave
Political prisoner Samaneh Saeedi is detained and deprived of medical care in Evin Prison. Her physical...
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.