The third day of nationwide protests by teachers in 114 cities across Iran
The nationwide protests by teachers continued for the third consecutive day in 114 cities in 29...
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Iranian teachers continued their protests for the second day in 70 cities
Iranian teachers continued their protests for the second day on Sunday, December 12, 2021, in more...
Iranian teachers held protests in 100 cities across the country
Iranian teachers held protests in 100 cities in 30 provinces on Saturday morning, December 11, 2021....
Gohar Eshghi – assailants push to the ground and injure an elderly mother
Two unidentified motorcyclists attacked and injured Mrs. Gohar Eshghi at 11 a.m. on December 9, 2021....
Three women hanged in Kerman Prison, in southern Iran
With the three women hanged in Kerman Prison, the number of women executed in Iran since...
A labor activist is summoned to serve her sentence in prison
The Bureau of Implementing Sentences of the 33rd District of Tehran’s Public and Revolutionary Court has...
A student activist is handed five years in prison by Tehran’s Revision Court
The 36th Branch of the Revision Court of Tehran Province upheld a 5-year prison sentence for...
A 13-year-old girl is not a child bride, says Iran’s mullah MP
"Child marriage concerns 9- to 10-year-old girls, but a 13-year-old girl is not a child bride."...
Angry protests rock the women’s ward of Urmia Central Prison in NW Iran
The detainees in the women's ward of Urmia Central Prison put up an angry protest on...
Iranian teachers’ nationwide protests, women actively present
Women were remarkably active in the teachers' nationwide protests in Iran. The freedom-loving teachers of Iran...
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,...
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