Iran: Shima Babaii summoned to the Special Court of Evin Prison
Civil rights activist Shima Babaii and her husband, Daryush Zand, were summoned to the Special Security...
Women's News
Iran: Golrokh Iraee ended her hunger strike after 81 days
Political prisoner Golrokh Iraee ended her hunger strike after 81 days on Tuesday, April 24, 2018....
Iran: Life of Yarsan woman Shokoufeh Yadollahi in peril
The life of prisoner of conscience Shokoufeh Yadollahi, a Yarsan woman who was badly beaten in...
Iran: Families of plane crash victims stage protest in Tehran
The families of victims of a plane crash staged a protest outside the building of Crisis...
Iran: Women protest against fraudulent institute
A large number of women were among the plundered clients who staged protests against Afzal Tous...
Iran: No information on the status of two women arrested in Ahvaz
Twenty days after the arrest of two women in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, there is no information...
Iran: Young women of the College of Environment staged a strike
Young women participated in an act of protest at the College of Environment in Karaj, where...
Iran: Another acid attack in Tabriz victimizes a young woman
Another young woman became victim of an acid attack in Tabriz. A 37-year-old woman referred to...
Iran: Women’s remarkably active role in 5th day of Kazeroun protests
Thousands of women and men took to the streets and the main mosque of Kazeroun for...
Iran: Golrokh Iraee accused officials of lying, giving fake promises
Political prisoner Golrokh Iraee refused to accept officials’ promises to break her hunger strike in return...
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...
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