Farangis Mazloumi under daily pressure for son’s imprisonment, torture
Farangis Mazloumi, mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi, is under severe pressure because of her son’s...
Women's News
UNSRs condemn denial of treatment to women prisoners in Iran
Six UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs (UNSRs) called on Iran to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and...
Leila Rasouli, a young paramedic commits suicide after finding no job
Leila Rasouli, a young paramedic who was unable to find a job, ended her life. According...
Nazanin Zaghari pressured to spy on UK in return for freedom
Nazanin Zaghari a British-Iranian dual-citizen held by the Iranian regime, started a hunger strike after interrogators...
Will continue to stand by the Iranian people – three female detainees
Three female protesters detained in the women's ward of the Evin prison --Saba Kord Afshar, Yasamin...
Hardworking teachers in Yazd demand rights, criticize mismanagement
A group of hardworking teachers of support schools in Yazd Province held a protest rally on...
Continuous protests by women in cities of Tehran and Mashhad
The continuous protests of different strata, including retirees and plundered credit depositors, continue in various cities...
Political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh banned from visits in prison
Payam Derafshan, an attorney to female political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh, announced on Monday, January 14, 2019,...
Female students get injured in dormitory and bus accidents
Three female students in Hormozgan suffered burns from the facial area after an oven in the...
Teachers and educators in Iran rising to claim their rights
Teachers and educators in Tehran and Yazd, as well as the defrauded clients of the Caspian...
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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