Female singer prosecuted for singing solo in a village
A female singer has been legally sued for solo singing during a sightseeing tour to the...
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Three Kurdish women arrested for civil activism
Security forces arrested three Kurdish women in the city of Marivan for their civil activities and...
Student protests continue in Tehran and Gilan universities
Student protests have continued in Tehran and other universities. On Sunday, May 19, 2019, a group...
Women’s bicycling banned as illegal by Isfahan’s prosecutor
The Prosecutor of Isfahan announced that women’s bicycling is banned and against the law. The website...
Student protesters in Iran continue their protests
Student protesters held protests in Zahedan and Kashan in solidarity with the protests by students of...
Nahid Shaqaqi, women’s rights activist, was violently arrested at home
Women’s rights activist Nahid Shaqaqi was arrested at home on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, and transferred...
Student protests held in Tehran, Sanandaj and Bushehr
Simultaneous with the student protests at Tehran University, other students also held protest gatherings against compulsory...
Bicycling champion participates in global tournament with no support
Somayyeh Yazdani, women’s bicycling champion in Iran, announced she is going to participate in international tournaments...
Tehran University students protest against the compulsory veil
Hundreds of students of Tehran University held a major protest on Monday morning, May 13, 2019,...
Women political prisoners under immense physical, psychological stress
Women political prisoners are under immense physical and psychological pressure in the Iranian regime’s prisons, including...
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.