Iran: To remain as a thorn in the eyes of my enemies – Atena Daemi
Woman political prisoner Atena Daemi sent an audio message from the Quarantine ward of Qarchak Prison...
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Iran: Civil activist Kobra Khalandi taken to Mahabad jail
Civil rights activist Kobra Khalandi was taken to Mahabad Prison, in Iranian Kurdistan, on February 12,...
Iran: Kurdish woman prisoner deprived of family visits
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian’s father said he has not been able to visit his daughter...
Iran: 65 per cent illiterates in Khuzestan are women
There are 150,000 illiterate women in Khuzestan which is 65 per cent of the total number...
Iran: NCRI issues call to save Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee
The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran issued a statement on February 13,...
Iran: Women heads of household have trouble in receiving loans
Women heads of household in Iran have tremendous difficulties in receiving occupation loans. Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpay,...
Iran: 36,000 child marriages, 1,200 child divorces in 2015
An Iranian NGO announced 1,200 girl children under 14 years of age had been added to...
Iran: Nine women die in a bus accident
Nine women lost their lives in a road accident in Iran. Monday, February 12, 2018, a...
Iran: Atena Daemi’s mother and sister, Soheil Arabi’s mother arrested
Massoumeh Nemati and Haniyeh Daemi, mother and sister of Iranian political prisoner Atena Daemi, and Farangis...
Iran: Maryam Akbari Monfared speaks out in defense of former inmates
Political prisoner, Maryam Akbari Monfared, imprisoned in the Women’s Ward of Evin, sent out an open...
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.