Pressure ramps up in Iran to impose the compulsory Hijab on women
Tehran’s Friday Prayer leader, Ahmad Khatami, insulted the brave Iranian women who resisted the misogynist mullahs’...
Women's News
Improperly veiled women banned from entering metro stations in Mashhad
The Prosecutor’s Office of Mashhad sent a letter to the city’s governor, urging them to prevent...
Three political prisoners, three mothers, deprived of their fundamental rights
Three political prisoners are detained in Karaj, Tehran, and Urmia prisons while deprived of their most...
Update on two political prisoners; Ronak Rezaei and Nasrin Javadi
Ronak Rezaei transferred to Sepidar Prison Ronak Rezaei was transferred to the notorious Sepidar Prison of...
Teenage child brides make headlines again by committing suicide
Two teenage child brides committed fatal suicides in Saqqez last week after being forced into unwanted...
Zeinab Jalalian deprived of medical leave in Yazd Prison
Zeinab Jalalian deprived of any possibility of medical treatment, receiving medical leave, or receiving visits from...
4 female singers arrested for performing at weddings in Iran
4 female singers have been arrested in Minab, southern Iran, for singing at wedding ceremonies. Ebrahim...
Contaminated water in Qarchak Prison makes prisoners sick
Prisoners who have recently been able to receive temporary leave have reported the condition of contaminated...
Political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh cuffed to bed after C-section
Political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh gave birth to her baby after two weeks of delay. She was...
All-women Qarchak Prison – Failing to isolate TB patients concerns prisoners’ families
Several prisoners have been infected with tuberculosis in the all-women Qarchak Prison. This report has raised...
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.