Unemployment rate of Iranian women rises from 17 to 32 percent
The unemployment rate of women in Iran is considered just another example of violence against women....
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Girls make up 70% of school dropouts in Sistan and Baluchestan
70 percent of school dropouts are made up of girls in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province....
Workers’ protests enjoy widespread support, women’s participation
A group of workers gathered in front of the mullahs’ parliament on Tuesday, December 11, 2018,...
Iranian students widely celebrate Student Day with protest gatherings
Iranian students staged a number of protest gatherings on the occasion of Student Day, on Sunday,...
Student Day commemorated across Iran by students, teachers
Iranian students held gatherings in Tehran, Tabriz, Semnan, Babol, and other cities across the country on...
Iranian students, workers step up their protests in December
Iranian students in Babol, the staff of the Hospital of Karaj, as well as workers and...
Asal Mohammadi, Medina Neasi arbitrarily arrested in Tehran and Ahvaz
A female student named Asal Mohammadi in Tehran and a woman named Medina Neasi from Ahvaz,...
Student protests take new peak just days before Student Day in Iran
Several student protests have taken place in universities across Iran on the eve of Iran’s national...
Two female political prisoners illegally summoned for the second time
Two female political prisoners in Evin Prison, Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee, have been summoned to...
Maryam Akbari, Golrokh Iraee declare support for protesting workers
Evin political prisoners Maryam Akbari Monfared and Golrokh Iraee sent out an open letter in support...
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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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.