Kurdish woman, mother of 3 girls, killed by husband for not delivering a son
Heinous femicides in Iran at the hands of husbands, fathers, or brothers is a direct result...
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Leila Chegini on a dry hunger strike for 6 days in Nowshahr Prison
Political prisoner Leila Chegini on a dry hunger strike for six days in Nowshahr Prison An...
Iran at the bottom of the 2022 Global Gender Gap Report index
The World Economic Forum has published the 2022 Global Gender Gap Report. Iran, under the clerical...
The bereaved mother, Mahboubeh Ramezani, sentenced to 100 lashes
The bereaved mother, Mahboubeh Ramezani, has been sentenced to 100 lashes. The mullahs’ Judiciary issued the...
1,700 women summoned for improper veiling to Kermanshah’s police
Some 1,700 women have been called to the province’s police stations for improper veiling since March...
Political prisoners in Qarchak Prison hold a sit-in protest
Sit-in protest by political prisoners in Qarchak Prison Political prisoners in Qarchak Prison held a sit-in...
Mothers of victims of the November 2019 protests arrested, labeled ‘rioters’
In reaction to the spreading popular protests in Iran, the clerical regime has launched a wave...
Inmates deliberately starved in the Central Prison of Urmia
Every day, 40 prisoners do not receive food to eat Inmates deliberately starved in the Central...
Stop femicides in Iran! What was the sin of Soghra Mardasi, Bahareh, and Mahdieh?
Her brother-in-law killed Soghra Mardasi in her village in the southwestern province of Khuzestan. Hossein Behdarvand...
Political prisoner Zahra Safaei denied prison visit with her son for 3 months
300 women and children hit by heat after constant water and electricity outages Political prisoner Zahra...
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.