Iran: Students of Shiraz U protested explusion of their professor
A group of young women and men studying at the University of Shiraz, in southern Iran,...
Women's News
Iran: State-run press acknowledges role of women in Isfahan protests
The state-run Sharq daily newspaper reported women’s massive presence in the protests taking place in Isfahan,...
Iran: Young woman arrested in Abadan
A young woman and ten young men were arrested Tuesday night, April 10, 2018, at a...
Iran: Despite serious shortages, nurses are going to Qatar
Despite shortage of at least 100,000 nurses in Iran, Iranian nurses are going to Qatar. Ibrahim...
Iran: Woman detained in Ahvaz for 40 days in undecided status
Despite passage of more than 40 days since her arrest, Mitra Badr-nejad Zohdi is still held...
Iran: Unprecedented figures reported on last year’s divorce
The state-run media in Iran have described the number of divorces taken place in Iran over...
Iran: Woman suffering from cancer hangs herself
A Kurdish woman suffering from cancer took her own life by hanging herself due to poverty...
Iran: Women extensively participate in farmers’ protests in Isfahan
Isfahan’s farmers have been staging protests for three consecutive days from April 9 to 11 in...
Iran: Golrokh Iraee’s father gets to visit her under heavy control
The father of hunger striking political prisoner Golrokh Iraee got to visit his daughter on Sunday,...
Iran: Women participate in teachers’ protest in Khark
A group of teachers including women staged a protest outside the Department of Education in Khark...
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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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.