Arbitrary arrest of a pregnant woman and a mother with her young child
Security forces arrested a pregnant woman, along with a mother and her young child. The reasons...
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Kurdish political prisoner Mojgan Kavousi illegally transferred and subjected to violence and humiliation
Kurdish political prisoner Mojgan Kavousi, in contact with her family, revealed the horrific conditions in a...
Photographer Farahnaz Khalili, 25, committed suicide after judge threw out her case
Photographer Farahnaz Khalili, 25, committed suicide after a judge threw out her complaint of assault and...
Iranian teachers hold protests in Tehran and 44 cities, in 25 provinces
Iranian teachers hold protests across the country. They once again rose up in protest in Tehran...
Keeping the ban on women by preventing all spectators from attending the game
The football teams of Iran and North Korea played their game in the absence of any...
Political prisoner Mojgan Kavousi transferred to the notorious Kachouii Prison
Kurdish political prisoner Mojgan Kavousi called her family and informed them that she was in a...
Women’s rights activist Monireh Arabshahi back in prison while ill
Women’s rights activist Monireh Arabshahi had to report to Kachouii Prison in Karaj on October 4,...
The murder of a young woman, Faezeh Malekinia, outrages the public
The murder of a young woman, Faezeh Malekinia, has outraged the public in Kurdistan and other...
Atena Daemi deprived of making phone calls; banned from talking to inmates
Atena Daemi deprived of making phone calls; other inmates have been threatened and banned from contacting...
Maboubeh Rezaii sent from Bushehr to exile in the notorious Shiraz prison
Mahboubeh Rezaii, a political prisoner, has been sent to exile to the notorious Adelabad Prison of...
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.