Kurd civil activist Zamaneh Zewyeh condemned to 10 months in jail
Women’s rights activist Parvin Abdollah Panah imprisoned The first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Saqqez...
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Hungry prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh goes unconscious in prison hall
Soada Khadirzadeh is 8 months pregnant and on hunger strike Hungry political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh went...
Political prisoner Leila Chegini starts a hunger strike
Political prisoner Leila Chegini began a hunger strike in Nowshahr prison on April 27, 2022. She...
New case filed against political prisoner Yasaman Aryani
Monireh Arabshahi in dire health Tehran’s Criminal Court has filed a new suit for political prisoner...
Iranian educators and teachers protested on International Labor Day
On International Labor Day, May 1, 2022, Iranian educators and teachers rose up to demand the...
Pregnant political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh on hunger strike
Political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh has been on a hunger strike since April 26, 2022, in the...
Political prisoner Leila Chegini tortured and beaten in Nowshahr prison in Iran
Political prisoner Leila Chegini, 43 and a mother of two children, is being tortured and beaten...
Labor activist Asal Mohammadi to serve a sentence in Tehran prison
The Iranian regime’s judiciary has continued to make arrests and issue sentences for civil society activists...
Science and Technology University students: The girls’ dormitory is a prison ward
Science and Technology University students hold a protest Hundreds of students at Tehran’s Science and Technology...
Iranian child brides, Zahra Zeinalpour and Shiva, murdered by their husbands
News of two femicide cases was reported in the media within one day. The two victims...
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.