Iran: Young woman sentenced to imprisonment in Tabriz
A young woman, Roya Saghiri, 24 was tried and sentenced to nearly two years’ imprisonment. Seven...
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Iran: Woman taken hostage for husband’s activism
After 20 days of detention in the Department of Intelligence of Sanandaj, Shetaw Faroughi, a woman...
Iran: Call for harsh crackdown on opponents of the compulsory veil
A high-ranking clerical regime’s scholar declared, “Dealing with those who oppose the Hijab (veil) must be...
Iran: Golrokh Iraee in bad physical conditions after 50 days
After 50 days of hunger strike, physical condition of political prisoners Golrokh Iraee has badly deteriorated...
Iran: 28 nurses brutalized in one year
Twenty-eight nurses were physically beaten up last year in Iran. Mohammad Sharifi, Vice-President of the Nursing...
Iran: Suffering mother of Soheil Arabi spent turn of the year outside prison
Mrs. Farangis Mazloumi, mother of the political prisoner Soheil Arabi, set up her New Year arrangement...
Iran: Women protest government officials in Sarpol-e Zahab
Women and men residing in Sarpol-e Zahab, the center of earthquake in western Iran, protested a...
Iran: Woman prevented from singing at a concert
A young woman singing for a traditional Persian music group was prevented from singing on March...
Iran: Acid attack on a young woman in Tabriz
A young woman was splashed with acid while on the road in Tabriz, Deputy Governor of...
Iran: UN experts alarmed by reports mistreatment of women activists
Four UN experts issued a statement in Geneva, expressing alarm at the condition of human rights...
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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