Iranian intelligence services crack down on female rights activists
The clerical regime’s security and intelligence forces arrested a number of civil activists and students including...
Women's News
Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist
The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut...
Forough Taghipour, her mother arraigned with ‘propaganda against the state’
Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran convened on Tuesday, January 6, 2021, examining the...
Iranian judiciary issues arrest warrant for a victim of violence against woman
Abadan court exonerates security guard who brutalized Bahareh Cheshm Berah The Iranian Judiciary issued an arrest...
The Social Security Organization’s retirees held protests in at least 11 provinces
The Social Security Organization’s retirees held protests in at least 11 provinces and 22 cities across...
No news on Golrokh Iraee 20 days past her forcible transfer to Evin
More than 20 days since her forcible transfer to Ward 2A of Evin Prison, her family...
Cultural activist Sahba Hemadi taken to Sepidar Prison to serve 7 years
Cultural activist Sahba Hemadi also known as Lamya was taken to the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz...
Political prisoner jailed in Evin starts her 12th year in detention
Maryam Akbari Monfared started her 12th year in prison on Wednesday, December 30. She is a...
Continued detention of civil activists in Ward 209 of Evin Prison
Civil activists Nazanin Mohammad Nejad, Bahareh Soleimani, and Somayyeh Kargar continue to be detained in Ward...
Nejat Anvar Hamidi denied medical leave by Ahvaz Department of Intelligence
Nejat Anvar Hamidi denied medical leave by Ahvaz Department of Intelligence The Department of Intelligence 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,...
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