Young Midwife Treats Women for Free in Chabahar; Faces Obstacles
Sima Bamri is a young midwife in Sistan and Baluchestan Province who treats women for free...
Women's News
Nursing Tariff Act Not Implemented 13 Years After Its Adoption
A group of nurses held a protest in front of the Isfahan City Prosecutor's Office on...
Families of Protesters Killed in November Pressured to Keep Silent
Six months after hundreds of protesters and civilians were killed by unlawful force during the November...
Compulsory Veil for Women in Iran Extends to Instagram Privacy
Women who do not observe the compulsory veil on social media, especially Instagram, will be dealt...
Women civil activists sentenced, jailed despite soaring COVID-19 cases
Civil activists Mojgan Kavousi and Shora Fekri were summoned and transferred to prison to serve their...
Political Prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh Beaten During 7 Days of Interrogation
Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh was returned to Qarchak Prison in Varamin on Saturday, May 16, 2020....
Another Nurse Dies; In Khuzestan, COVID-19 Hits Like a Bomb
A nurse died after a long battle with COVID-19 symptoms. Ms. Farmani lost her life following...
A Shiraz Court Sentences Three Baha’i Women to 20 Years in Prison
Three Baha'i women were sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison by a Shiraz...
COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Lives of Women Political Prisoners
More than ever, the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the lives of women political prisoners. The following...
On International Nurses Day, One Nurse Dies and Another Faints
On International Nurses Day, a selfless and hard-working nurse named Zahra (Behnaz) Mostaedi died at Labafinejad...
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.