Nurses in Dehdasht stop work for not receiving six months of wages
On Thursday, April 25, 2019, Khomeini Hospital’s nurses and staff staged a protest gathering. The staff...
Women's News
Suicides of 14 women in just one month indicates unbearable pressures
The news of 14 Iranian women and girls committing suicide have been collected from press reports...
Women heads of household struggle without jobs amid economic crisis
With the deteriorating economic situation in Iran, women heads of household have borne the brunt of...
High participation of women in the protests by various strata
Teachers, defrauded investors and Family Physician Plan caretakers held protests in different Iranian cities with high...
Young woman dies at student dormitory due to gas leak
A young woman, Saba Sadeghzadeh lost her life when gas leaked into her student dormitory room...
Child marriages exceed 4,000 in North Khorasan in just one year
More than 4,000 child marriages of girls between 10 to 19 years of age have been...
Sima Entesari brutalized at Qarchak Prison
Sima Entesari, a Sufi woman incarcerated at the notorious Qarchak Prison, was brutalized. On April 15,...
Iranian women’s volleyball team cancelled plan for Asian Cup
Iranian women’s volleyball team cancelled its plans to participate in the Asian Cup tournaments due to...
Amnesty International: Stop crackdown on women’s rights defenders
Amnesty International issued a statement urging the Iranian regime to stop harassing, arresting and imprisoning women’s...
Mullahs’ parliament votes down quota for women MPs
The mullahs’ parliament voted down a proposal to allocate a one-sixth quota of parliamentary seats to...
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.