Female prisoners in Tabriz in danger of contracting herpes zoster
150 female prisoners in Tabriz are in danger of contracting herpes zoster. Many female prisoners in...
Women's News
Political prisoner Saba Kord Afshari denied medical care in Evin Prison
Two weeks past injury to her ankle, political prisoner Saba Kord Afshari has not yet received...
Iran: The number of women executed under Rouhani reaches 109
The number of women executed in Iran during Rouhani’s tenure as the mullahs’ president reaches 109....
Female activists in Iran: Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, Ashraf Nafariyeh in Evin
Female activists in Iran: Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, Ashraf Nafariyeh in Evin The Coronavirus has plagued all Iranian...
Women spearhead protests during memorial for Shajarian, Iran’s iconic singer
Iran’s legendary singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian passed away at 80, after a long bout with cancer....
Four female labor and social media activists arrested in Tehran, Ilam
The clerical regime’s security forces have arrested another four female labor and social media activists over...
Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari contracts the Coronavirus
Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari has contracted the Coronavirus in the women’s ward of the Central Prison...
Mina Rad, poetess and writer from Lorestan, sent to Qarchak Prison
The detention order for environmental activist Faranak Jamshidi extended for the third time Mina Rad, a...
Report says Zeinab Jalalian is in dire health condition in Kermanshah jail
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian is in dire health condition in the notorious Dieselabad Prison of...
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian relocated to notorious Prison in Kermanshah
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian has been relocated from the Central Prison of Kerman to the...
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.