Iran: Golrokh Iraee in dire conditions on 30th day of hunger strike
Woman political prisoner Golrokh Iraee is in dire conditions on the 30th day of her hunger...
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U.N. rights investigator decries Iran clampdown, torture, floggings
GENEVA (Reuters), March 5, 2018 - Iran has arrested activists and political opponents in a clampdown...
Iran: Women take part in protests in Ahvaz, Tehran
Families of the arrested workers of the National Steel Group of Ahvaz staged a protest on...
Iran: Shinabad girls complain about their treatment
Girl students of Shinabad’s elementary school who became victims of fire five years ago are dissatisfied...
Iran: Young woman sets herself alight in Yazd
A young woman set herself on fire on Friday, March 2, 2018, in a residential complex...
Iran: Plundered women and men stage protest outside the parliament
A large protest was staged on Saturday, March 3, 2018 outside the Iranian parliament in Tehran...
Iran: FIFA woman rep was absent in meetings with Infantino
Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, took part in a ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Iran's...
Iran: A young woman threw herself off a bridge in Zanjan
A young woman threw herself off a bridge in Zanjan, northwestern Iran, on March 1, 2018....
Iran: Women stage protests in Tehran, Ahvaz and Mashhad
Laboratory employees of Razi Hospital in Ahvaz went on strike on Friday, March 2, 2018, to...
Iran: SSF commander threatens to be tougher on women protesters
“We will not allow anyone to jeopardize our national security.” These were the words of Hossein...
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.