Flash floods devastate 12 Iranian provinces – two women die in Bushehr
Flash floods devastate 12 Iranian provinces – two women die in Bushehr Heavy flash floods devastated...
Women's News
Statement by women political prisoners in Qarchak Prison on the Demise of Dr. Mohammad Maleki
On the passing of Dr. Mohammad Maleki, the first Chancellor of Tehran University after the 1979...
Child marriages in Iran – Over 7,000 girls under-14 got married in 3 months
Statistics on child marriages in Iran – According to the quarterly report of the National Statics...
Renowned Iranian singer Ramesh passed away in Los Angeles, California
Renowned Iranian singer Ramesh passed away in Los Angeles, California on November 30, 2020. She was...
Zeinab Jalalian pressured to express remorse, cooperate with MOIS
Zeinab Jalalian pressured to express remorse, cooperate with MOIS. Zeinab Jalalian is under pyschological pressure to...
Continued detention of a nurse and a philosophy graduate in Evin’s 209
Bahareh Soleimani and Somayyeh Kargar still held in solitary; anthropology student Elham Samimi arrested and detained...
Retired teacher Massoumeh Asgari called back to women’s ward in Evin
Retired teacher Massoumeh Asgari returned to Evin Prison on November 22, 2020, although her medical treatment...
A Kurdish activist educator arrested in Kermanshah for unknown reason
Anisa Jafari-Mehr, a Kurdish activist educator was arrested in the city of Eslamabad-e Gharb, in Kermanshah...
Razing homes of women heads of households turns into common practice
Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, unemployment and financial straits of impoverished people, razing homes of women heads...
Bandar Abbasi woman set herself ablaze after state forces razed her home
A woman set herself ablaze after state forces razed her home in Bandar Abbas. Forces 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.