Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh rejected her bail of 650m toumans
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh rejected her bail of 650 million toumans ($150,000). She has been...
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Mahnaz Amouri remains in detention for helping her niece
Mahnaz Amouri remains in detention for helping her niece, Ma’edeh Shabani-Nejad, as judiciary officials refuse to...
Hunger strike of Sufi women in protest to their ill-treatment
Hunger strike of Sufi women in protest to their ill-treatment by prison guards in Qarchak prison...
Iranian women continue to actively participate in protests
Iranian women continue to actively participate in protests of various sectors of Iranian society. Their presence...
Ban on women’s entrance to sports stadiums in Iran
Ban on women's entrance to sports stadiums in Iran made headlines this week again in light...
Four women committed suicide in Tehran, Shiraz, Rafsanjan, and Ahvaz
Four women committed suicide in Tehran, Shiraz, Rafsanjan, and Ahvaz in recent days. On the morning...
Women participated in protests in Tehran, Rasht, and Mashhad
Women participated in protests in Tehran, Rasht, and Mashhad. A group of representatives of the employees...
Active role of women in Iran protests
Active role of women continues to be evident in Iran protests including in the protests on...
Imprisoned Yaresan women have started a hunger strike
Imprisoned Yaresan women have started a hunger strike in Qarchak Prison of Varamin on Sunday, June...
Zeinab Jalalian is being subjected to torture – Amnesty International
Zeinab Jalalian is being subjected to torture by blocking her access to medical care, said Amnesty...
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.