Mohtaram Veisi murdered by her son in an honor killing case
Mohtaram Veisi, 38, was brutally murdered by her son in Kermanshah. Honor killings are systematically legitimized...
Women's News
Deprived of medicine, Leila Chegini at risk of paralysis in both legs
Leila Chegini, a political prisoner in Nowshahr Prison, is in poor health. Ms. Chegini has severe...
From behind bars, solidarity with nationwide protests over price hikes
Solidarity with nationwide protests over price hikes Simultaneous with the protests and popular uprisings in different...
Teachers’ demonstrations in 38 cities in 20 Iranian provinces
Teachers' demonstrations in 38 cities in 20 Iranian provinces. Teachers held demonstrations in 20 provinces and...
A Baluchi woman hanged in the Central Prison of Zahedan
The number of women executed in Iran since the summer of 2013 reaches 132 The authorities...
4 women documentary filmmakers and photographers arrested arbitrarily
Iranian intelligence services arbitrarily arrested four women documentary filmmakers and photographers in Tehran on May 9...
Urmia prison authorities do not hospitalize the pregnant prisoner after 11 days of hunger strike
Urmia prison authorities have failed to hospitalize pregnant political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh to undergo an ultrasound...
A female worker lost her life when dragged into a confectionary machine
A female worker, 40, lost her life when dragged into a confectionary machine. The incident happened...
Zahra Azizi burns to death as Iran regime fails to criminalize honor killings
A man set fire to his young sister, Zahra Azizi Ghomsheh, in one of the villages...
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee speaks out against retribution law
In a letter from Amol Prison, political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has challenged the Iranian regime's...
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.