Iran: Marriage of girl children promoted by state TV serial
A TV serial broadcast during Nowruz holidays has been widely criticized by children’s rights activists in...
Women's News
Iran: Women stage protest in Shadegan, Khuzestan
A group of women staged a protest on Sunday, April 1, 2018, in the streets of...
Iran: 1.8 million women declared illiterate
There are 1.8 million Iranian women between 10 and 49 years of age who are illiterate....
Iran: Two women among those arrested in Ahvaz
Thousands of women and men continued their protests in Khuzestan on Friday, March 30, 2018, against...
Iran: 11 women ill-treated and arbitrarily detained
Amnesty International issued an Urgent Action on March 29, 2018, condemning the arbitrary arrest and ill-treatment...
Iran: Ahvazi women actively take part in protest against racist media
Thousands of women and men staged extensive protests in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province in SW...
Iran: Golrokh Iraee reported in alarming condition
Golrokh Iraee’s health is in an alarming condition after 54 days of hunger strike. Political prisoner...
Iran: Child benefit deducted from salary of women heads of household
Child benefit has been deducted from women’s salaries and only housewives with three children can have...
Iran: Marriage of seven-year-old girl children
There are no laws in Iran absolutely prohibiting child marriages. They depend on the decision of...
Iran: Woman sentenced one year for protesting the compulsory veil
Maryam Shariatmadari was sentenced to one year in jail on the charge of “encouraging corruption through...
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.