Baha’i women arrested or imprisoned for their faith
Five Baha’i women were recently arrested or imprisoned for their faith in the cities of Mashhad,...
Women's News
Women join protests of sugarcane workers of Haft Tappeh Factory
The strike and demonstrations of sugarcane workers of Haft Tappeh Industrial Complex in Shush, saw the...
Women carpet weavers receive only 380,000 toumans a month
Women carpet weavers in the surrounding villages of Kerman weave expensive carpets with more than 18...
United Nations adopts 65th resolution censuring rights abuses in Iran
The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted its 65th resolution on Thursday, November...
Golrokh Iraee reaches out in open letter to save her husband
Political prisoner Golrokh Iraee reached out in an open letter to protest continued denial of medical...
Female teacher, activist among detainees of nationwide strike in Iran
The Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators’ Guild Organization has announced that 12 teachers have been arrested...
Teachers go on strike; other sectors continue their protests in Iran
The strikes and sit-ins of teachers as well as protests by other social sectors continued in...
Hiking requires husband or father’s permission for women
Married women must have their husbands’ permission, and single women as well as young women under...
Nasrin Sotoudeh files a new complaint against Evin Prison officials
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and political prisoner at Evin Prison, filed a complaint against the head...
Teachers and educators begin second round of strikes and sit-ins
Teachers and educators began their second round of nationwide strikes and sit-ins on Tuesday, November 13,...
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.