Kurdish language teacher Zahra Mohammadi, civil activist Shadi Gilak taken to prison
Zahra Mohammadi, a Kurdish language teacher, and Shadi Gilak, a civil activist, have been taken to...
Women's News
Three female political prisoners sentenced to 12 years in prison
Three female political prisoners received a total of 12 years in prison for supporting the opposition...
Political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour sentenced to 20 months in prison
Political prisoner Khadijeh Medipour received 20 months of prison term. Agents of the IRGC Intelligence arrested...
Floods overrun 28 Iran provinces; 2 mothers and children among victims
Dozens of people lost their lives in the flooding of 28 Iran provinces over the past...
Three female civil activists report to serve their prison sentences
Kurdish civil activist Kajal Nasri remains in the Intelligence Department’s detention center in Sanandaj Three female...
Two women and a child killed in the shelling of Baluch villages
At least two women and a child were killed in the shelling of two Baluch villages...
Mothers of protest victims call for accountability of regime officials
The mothers of protest victims during the November 2019 uprising declared that they would not give...
Anniversary of the arrest of political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared
On the anniversary of the arrest of political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared, we deemed it appropriate...
Victims of honor killings found in southeastern Iran
Two teenage girls were found dead in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran. They were both...
Retired teachers and educators rose in 20 cities across Iran
In a nationwide protest, retired teachers and educators held protests in at least 20 cities across...
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.