Political Prisoners’ Lives At Risk Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Political prisoners’ lives are at risk amid the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran prisons....
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170 doctors and nurses infected in Qom, 37 lose lives to coronavirus
A staggering new report shows that in Qom alone, 170 doctors and nurses have been infected...
IRGC Looting Health Supplies Provided by Women in Aligudarz
In the absence of government aid to people amid the coronavirus crisis, members of the Islamic...
Women prisoners at serious risk amid spread of coronavirus outbreak
The Time magazine and Front Line Defenders wrote on the situation of women held in Iran’s...
Families of inmates in Shaiban Prison and Sepidar hold protest amid virus crisis
Families of inmates imprisoned in Shaiban Prison and Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz including a large number...
Fatemeh Sepehri sentenced to 3.5 years for demanding Khamenei’s resignation
The Revision Court of Razavi Khorasan Province handed down 40 years and 6 months for four...
A female physician among 14,700 dying of coronavirus infection in Iran
A female physician died of coronavirus infection on Monday, March 30, 2020 in Tehran’s Moheb Kowsar...
200 women in Central Prison of Urmia go on hunger strike in protest
In an act of protest, some 200 women jailed in the Central Prison of Urmia went...
Doctors and nurses have to deal with Coronavirus without adequate protective equipment
Doctors and nurses who continue to care for their fellow citizens in hospitals and medical centers...
Two female prisoners die in Qarchak Prison for women due to Covid-19
Most inmates of Evin Prison and Qarchak Prison for women remain in jail in horrible hygienic...
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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