Labor activists summoned, arrested, and sentenced
Labor activists Nasrin Javadi, Asal Mohammadi, and Aliyeh Eghdam-Doost have been summoned, sentenced, and arrested in...
Women's News
Saba Kord Afshari denied prison leave for three months
Saba Kord Afshari has been deprived of prison leave for three months. The authorities of Qarchak...
Mona Heydari, a victim of honor killings and forced child marriages
The state-run ROKNA news agency reported the horrific murder of Mona Heydari on Saturday, February 5,...
Khatoun Hamidi, 23, hanged in the Central Prison of Qazvin
The authorities of the Central Prison of Qazvin (a.k.a. Chubindar) hanged a young woman by the...
Political prisoners in Qarchak Prison bathe in cold water
Political prisoners in Qarchak Prison bathe in cold water The authorities of Qarchak Prison have shut...
Farangis Mazloum pressured to serve jail sentence despite illness
Under the pressure of the Ministry of Intelligence, Farangis Mazloum went to Evin Prison on February...
Zamaneh Zewyeh arbitrarily arrested among 8 Kurd activists
Forces of the Department of Intelligence of Saqqez arrested eight Kurdish civil activists, including a woman....
Teachers’ demonstrations in 120 cities in Iran; As they said, they took to the streets
Teachers demonstrated for the third day in a row in protest of their unbearable living conditions,...
Another nationwide strike by Iranian teachers in 100 cities
Some 100 cities in 29 provinces across Iran saw another nationwide strike by Iranian teachers on...
Shohreh Hosseini imprisoned in Evin with a three-year sentence
The First Branch of the Evin Courthouse summoned Shohreh Hosseini, an interpreter, and civil activist, to...
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.