Soada Khadirzadeh commits suicide after threats by intelligence agents
Soada Khadirzadeh committed suicide after being threatened by the intelligence agents in the Central Prison of...
Women's News
Kachouii prison – Political prisoner Massoumeh Asgari nearly killed
A group of hired prisoners nearly killed Massoumeh Asgari on August 16, 2022. Political prisoner Massoumeh...
Women political prisoners beaten and deprived of health care in Iran’s prisons
Khadijeh Mehdipour was beaten, Asal Mohammadi and Samin Ehsani are deprived of health care in Iran's...
The brave women of Shahr-e Kord at the forefront of Iran protests for water
The people of Shahr-e Kord took to the streets today, Tuesday, 16 August 2022, to protest...
Deplorable conditions in the women’s ward of Evin prison
An informed source released a new report on the deplorable conditions of female prisoners in the...
54 Bahai students banned from higher education
54 Bahai students banned from higher education The number of Bahai students who passed the national...
A Resistance Unit member in Iran gives interview to Alghad TV
5,000 members of Resistance Units take part in the “we can and we must” campaign for...
A mother and daughter were tied to the bed for 24 hours in Vakilabad Prison
Amol Prison authorities do not hand over the books sent to a death row prisoner in...
A new excuse to prevent political prisoners’ family visits
A further reason to deprive political prisoners of having family visits in Evin Prison. The authorities...
Supreme Court upholds verdict for blinding a woman and two men
The verdict for blinding a woman has been passed to the Implementation of the Verdicts Unit....
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.