Iranian women’s soccer team not allowed to play at Azadi Stadium
The Iranian women's soccer team was deprived of competing at the Azadi Stadium, and their match...
Women's News
Plundered clients of Sekkey-e Samen get arrested in protest gathering
The protest gathering of the plundered clients of Sekkey-e Samen financial company in Tehran led to...
Mahin Akbari, former political prisoner, jailed in Lakan Prison, Rasht
A former political prisoner, Mahin Akbari, has been recently arrested and transferred to the Lakan Prison...
Women widely participated in recent protests in cities across Iran
News of protests on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 19 and 20, 2019, indicate that women widely...
PSW bill not adopted for contradicting state policy of de-imprisonment
The PSW bill, Provision of Security for Women against violence, needs to be fundamentally revised otherwise...
Women in protest in Iranian capital and cities
A group of bereaved families gathered in protest on Monday, February 18, 2019, in terminal 4...
Iranian women actively participate in protests, demonstrations
A large group of swindled clients of Sekkey-e Samen Institute gathered across from the Central Bank...
Two young women saved from morality police by public intervention
On Friday, February 16, 2019, morality police tried to arrest two young women in Tehran for...
Civil activist Sahar Kazemi sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment
Sahar Kazemi, a Kurdish civil activist, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Sanandaj...
Unemployment of female graduates three times higher than men
The unemployment rate of female graduates is two to three times higher than male graduates in...
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...
JINNEWS: An Account of Women Prisoners’ Resistance in Iran Amid Repression and Discrimination
Turkey’s JINNEWS, one of the region’s well-known news outlets covering women’s issues and human rights, published a report on June...
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...
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