Call for urgent action to save the lives of political prisoners in Qarchak
Zahra Safaei, Parastoo Mo’ini and Forough Taghipour are in danger A reliable report says the lives...
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Female journalist arrested for reporting on destruction of village
Kowsar Karimi is accused of “propaganda against the state” Kowsar Karimi, the female journalist who first...
Mother of three young Iran protesters appeals for help to save her sons
The mother of three young Iran protesters has gone public to save the lives of her...
Call for release of lawyer and political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh
The NCRI Women’s Committee calls for unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh Twenty day past the hunger...
Female political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna returned to Evin Prison
Fatemeh Mosanna is in dire physical conditions, suffers from GI problems, and is suspected of being...
Mothers of the victims of the 1988 massacre gather at their mass grave site
The families and mothers of the victims of the 1988 massacre gathered Friday morning, August 28,...
Political prisoner Zahra Safaei brutalized by dangerous inmates in Qarchak Prison
Political prisoner Zahra Safaei brutalized by dangerous inmates in Qarchak Prison Political prisoner Zahra Safaei was...
Mullahs’ judiciary orders widow of executed Iran protester to pay heavy fine
The mullahs’ Judiciary summoned the bereaved widow of executed Iran protester Mostafa Salehi, ordering her to...
Imprisoned Kurdish teenager Aynaz Zare’e infected with coronavirus
Theatre player Mehraban Keshavarzi was arrested and imprisoned in Evin; November 2019 protester Marjan Es’haghi to...
Civil activist Farangis Mazloum appears before Tehran Court
Civil activist Farangis Mazloum, mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi, appeared before Branch 29 of 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.