Iran: Pressure by Dept. of Intelligence led to Nishtman’s suicide
New information has revealed that in the days preceding her suicide, Nishtman Hossein Panahi had been...
Women's News
Iran: Two women arrested in uprising received 6-month prison sentences
Decrees for eight of those arrested during the Iran uprising in December and January, including two...
Iran: Women staged protests in Tehran, Karaj, Aligudarz
A group of teachers and rights activists, including a considerable number of women, gathered at the...
Iran: International Labor Day arrestees include a woman
Dozens of participants in the Labor Day rally and march in the Iranian capital, including at...
Iran: Young woman killed herself to protest execution of her uncle
In an act of protest, a young woman, the neice of a death row political prisoner...
Iran: A Majlis deputy admits “new slavery” conditions of women workers
Women's presence in Iranian production units without receiving sufficient pay is tormenting. Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, a...
Iran: Women protest plunder of their savings, prevailing repression
Plundered women of Iran participated in protests in Mashhad, Tehran and Aligoudarz in recent days. Women...
Iran: At least ten women committed suicide in April
Two more women committed fatal suicides in Iran. Sara Zamaneh Dadaneh who lived in Ghafour neighborhood...
Iran: Women’s voice loud on International Workers Day
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Iran’s women workers participated in the Labor Day rallies and protests in...
Iran: Admitting the painful realities of life of women workers
In a state-backed ceremony supposed to honor women workers on the International Workers Day, the Iranian...
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.