Young Writer Anis Saadat At Risk at Shiraz Department of Intelligence
Anis Saadat, a young writer and filmmaker, is in the custody of the Intelligence Department of...
Women's News
Mary Mohammadi Tortured and Sexually Abused During Interrogation
Mary Mohammadi, a political prisoner and Christian convert, was subjected to physical and sexual torture during...
Women and Children Perish in Snow and Avalanche in Gilan
On Sunday, February 9, 2020, the heavy snow in Gilan province triggered an avalanche that killed...
Young teenagers turn women heads of household without any support
In Iran, the average age of women heads of household has dropped to 14. The shocking...
Election Boycott: Regime Officials Have Blood on Their Hands
Political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has called for an election boycott of the regime. Ebrahimi, currently...
Nejat Anvar Hamidi: Eyesight at Stake
Nejat Anvar Hamidi, a political detainee, languishes in an Ahvaz prison. She is at risk of...
Shortage of Classrooms: A Major Educational Problem in Iran
A deficiency of as many as 12,000 classrooms in Tehran Province has turned it into one...
Women with contagious diseases held among other prisoners in Qarchak
According to prisoners recently released from Qarchak Prison, women with contagious diseases are held in the...
Three women’s rights activists sentenced to 31 years in jail
Three women’s rights activists Yasaman Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi and Mojgan Keshavarz were sentenced to more than...
Civil activist Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi sentenced to six years in jail
Civil activist Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi was sentenced to an additional six years in prison on Sunday,...
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.