UN High Commissioner alarmed over crackdown on Iran protesters
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday, December 6, 2019, issued a...
Women's News
Iran Student Day – solidarity with martyrs of Iran uprising
Braving heavy security measures, Iranian students observed December 7, the Student Day with their gatherings and...
Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison
A sentence of 70 lashes was carried out on Salbi Marandi, an 80-year-old woman from Khoy,...
Labor activist Neda Naji is sentenced to 5.5 years in prison
Labor activist Neda Naji was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for participating in peaceful Labor...
Four new names of women among martyrs of the Iran uprising
In the recent lists of persons whose deaths by the clerical regime’s security forces have been...
Somayyeh Shahbazi Jahrouii hanged for defending herself against rape
In the morning of Wednesday, December 4, 2019, Somayyeh Shahbazi Jahrouii was hanged in Sepidar Prison...
Sepideh Hassani , Halimeh Samiri and Nassim Ghorbani among 750 slain
Another 28 names of martyrs of the Iran uprising have been verified, bringing the total number...
Five women arrested in Sirjan; a 13-year-old girl killed in Behbahan
Five women have been arrested in Sirjan for participating in the Iran uprising, declared the Commander...
Three women arrested in Karaj for protesting fuel price hike
Three women have been arrested in Karaj for taking part in protests against increase in the...
Mahnaz Mehdizadeh identified as 16th woman killed during Iran protests
The name of another woman has been verified among the martyrs of the Iran uprising. Mahnaz...
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.