Elite student Sara Ayineh among victims of bus crash in Sanandaj
Elite student Sara Ayineh was among the 27 victims of a horrendous bus crash in Sanandaj,...
Women's News
Women participated in protests of various sectors
Women participated in protests of various sectors across the country, including teachers and defrauded investors. Women...
Baha’ii student Sogol Zabihi was deprived of continuing her education
Baha’ii student Sogol Zabihi was deprived of continuing her education. She was a sophomore undergraduate student...
Detention and suppression of women in Iran
Detention and suppression of women in Iran continues under the pretext of alleged anti-regime activities and...
Women’s volleyball in Iran lacks financial support
Women’s volleyball in Iran does not enjoy any financial support from industries and factory owners. This...
Women’s protests in cities across Iran
Women’s protests among different sectors of Iranian society have continued in cities across Iran. Wednesday, July...
Addiction of women in Iran is on the rise
Addiction of women in Iran is escalating. There is one addicted woman for every 6.6 addicted...
Women heads of household in Iran, 16% are under 20
Women heads of household in Iran have become younger. This was disclosed by Zohreh Ashtiani, a...
20-year jail sentence aimed at terrorizing the public- Nasrin Sotoudeh
20-year jail sentence issued for Shaparak Shajarizadeh was an attempt by the Iranian Judiciary to terrorize...
Week of mandatory veil launched in 31 provinces
Week of mandatory veil has been launched in Iran’s 31 provinces starting on July 10, 2018,...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
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...
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.