Neda Yusefi sentenced to one year in prison and 74 lashes
The Appeals Court sentenced Neda Yusefi on October 3, 2018, to one year in prison...
Women's News
FIFA president inquires about women entering sports stadiums in Iran
President of the World Federation of Football Federation (FIFA) sent a letter to the Iranian regime,...
Farangis Mazloumi calls on human rights organizations to save her son
Farangis Mazloumi, mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi, sent out an audio message on October...
Nasrin Sotoudeh files complaint against the judge presiding her case
Nasrin Sotoudeh has filed a complaint with the SSF Court for Judges against Mohammad Moghisseh, the...
Women heads of household lose their jobs with closure of NGO complex
An NGO complex where women heads of household were learning job skills was closed down...
Women actively participated in protests in Tehran, Karaj, Rasht and Bam
Iranian women actively participated in the recent protests of various sectors of society in the...
Female and mounted police used to prevent women from entering stadium
Female police and mounted police officers were deployed to prevent women from entering the Azadi...
Girls with autism in Iran have no schools
Girls with autism in Iran have no schools, declared an official of the Iranian Autism...
Zeinab Sekaanvand hanged in the Central Prison of Urmia
Zeinab Sekaanvand was hanged a few hours ago in the Central Prison of Urmia, as...
Zeinab Sekaanvand due to be executed on October 2, Amnesty warns
Amnesty International has issued a statement on October 1, 2018, warning that only hours are left...
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.