Iran: Plundered women protest in Rasht, Mashhad, Kerman, Ahvaz, …
Protests of plundered people continues in various Iranian cities with active participation of women. On Monday...
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Iran: Young woman was splashed by acid in Tabriz
A young woman, 26, became victim of an acid attack on the eve of the Persian...
Iran: Women’s protests in Roudbar and Ahvaz
Women residing in Roudbar’s Golshahr-e Imam Reza staged a protest against lack of drinking water in...
Iran: Kurdish prisoner, Zeinab Jalalian in critical physical condition
The physical condition of Kurdish woman, political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian has deteriorated due to gastrointestinal problems....
Iran: Women teachers stage protests in Tehran and Yazd
Women teachers and political activists staged a picket line protest on Thursday, April 5, 2018, in...
Iran: Beating and harassment of a woman peddler in Tonekabon
Agents of the Municipality of Tonekabon, northern Iran, beat up a woman peddling on the street...
Iran: Highest rate of women’s suicide in the Middle East
In a matter of two days, three women committed suicide in Iran and lost their lives....
Iran: Maryam Akbari goes on hunger strike to support Golrokh Iraee
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared declared on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, that she will to on...
Iran: Kurdish activist woman, Ronak Aghaii, jailed in Mahabad
Kurdish activist woman, Ronak Aghaii, was taken to the Prison of Mahabad (Iranian Kurdistan) to serve...
Iran: Golrokh Iraee went into coma after 60 days of hunger strike
Political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has gone into coma after some 60 days of hunger strike....
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.