Iran’s brave women partake in protests for 3rd consecutive day
Iran's brave women widely participated in the third day of protests and demonstrations in various cities...
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Courageous Iranian women took part in protests in Karaj, other cities
Courageous Iranian women took part in anti-regime protests in Karaj, west of Tehran, on Wednesday, August...
Mother of Political prisoner Soheil Arabi seeks help to save her son
Mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi issued an urgent call to international human rights organizations seeking...
The compulsory veil in Iran – regime admits most women defy
The compulsory veil in Iran is the subject of a report recently published by the research...
The house of Forough Farrokhzad is on the verge of destruction
The house of Forough Farrokhzad, the Iranian poetess, located on Tehran’s Vali-e-Asr Avenue is on the...
Two Sufi women finally sent to hospital after five months
Two Sufi women were finally sent to hospital after five months of being held in detention...
Political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian condemns Iqbal Moradi’s murder
Political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian sent a message out of prison, condemning the assassination of Kurdish political...
Women defrauded by Padideh, Caspian financial institutes held protests
Women defrauded by Padideh and Caspian financial institutes held protests in parts of Tehran. On Wednesday,...
Sufi woman Sima Entesari cancelled her appeal to the revision court
Sufi woman Sima Entesari, who is presently confined in Varamin’s Qarchak Prison, sent out an open...
Hatidza Mehmedovic died at 65 but her memory lives on
Hatidza Mehmedovic died on July 22, 2018, at a hospital in Sarajevo after a long battle...
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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