Women participate in protests in Tehran, Shiraz and Yasuj
Women participate d in the protest held on campus by students of Shiraz University of Medical...
Women's News
Body of rape victim Zahra Navidpour secretly buried without autopsy
Security forces smuggled out the body of Zahra Navidpour from the coroner’s office and secretly buried...
Women prisoners of conscience object to increasing pressures in prison
Women prisoners of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh and Azita Rafizadeh objected to the restrictions on telephone calls...
Teachers and educators hold protests in Kermanshah, Isfahan, Ardabil
Teachers and educators in Kermanshah and Ardabil gathered on Thursday, January 10, 2019, in front of...
Sahar Kazemi taken to jail, Sama Nazifi dismissed from college
Sahar Kazemi, a female Kurdish woman from Sanandaj, was transferred to the women’s ward of Sanandaj...
Elham Ahmadi, Sufi woman, sentenced to 148 lashes
Sufi woman Elham Ahmadi was sentenced to 148 lashes by Mohammadi, the Head of Qarchak prison...
Human rights defenders increasingly suppressed in Iran – UNSR
The United Nations released the World Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders by Michel...
Political prisoner family outraged by prison guard in Urmia Prison
The family of a political prisoner were subjected to degrading treatment in the visitation hall in...
Zahra Navidpour commits suicide after being raped by regime official
Zahra Navidpour was found dead at her mother's home on Sunday, January 6, 2018. She was...
Girls aging 10 to 14 comprise 6 per cent of marriages in Iran
Six per cent of Iranian girls get married between 10 and 14 while the bill proposing...
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.