Three girl students injured in overturn of school car
The car used for a school transportation in Mashhad overturned on the road. Three girl students...
Women's News
Prominent role of women in major protests in Tehran, Kermanshah…
On Saturday, January 26, 2019, major protests were held by people from various strata in Tehran,...
Amnesty International Blasts Iran’s Mass Arrests In ‘Year Of Shame’
Amnesty International has described 2018 "a year of shame for Iran" as the Iranian regime arrested...
Teachers and educators across Iran stand up for their rights
Teachers and educators staged major protests in different provinces and cities of Iran, including Kermanshah, Alborz,...
Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz: Vile conditions described by former prisoner
Female prisoners experience unhealthy, devastating and unbearable conditions in the women's ward of Sepidar Prison in...
Retired government employees hold protest outside Labor Ministry
Retired government employees held yet another protest outside the Labor Ministry in Tehran on Tuesday, January...
Women’s football teams in Iran play in sub-standard fields in winter
The league of women’s football teams in Iran faces sub-standard conditions for the winter games and the...
Volunteer medical science students hold protest to demand their rights
Volunteer medical science students of the Azad University of Medical Sciences held a protest in front...
Baha’i women once again arrested and deprived from education
Two Baha’i women, Kimia Mostafavi and Kiana Rezvani, have been arrested in Kerman. Their whereabouts are...
Women’s participation in Iran’s job market only 16.8% in 2017
Women's participation rate in Iran’s job market in 2017 was only 16.8%. This is very low...
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...
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.