Iran: Atena and Golrokh not well on 3rd day of dry hunger strike
On the tenth day of their hunger strike which has turned dry since three days ago,...
Women's News
Iran: Another woman commits suicide in Marivan
A woman who had three children committed suicide by setting herself alight. The woman identified as...
Iran: 17 nurses die due to work-related stress
Seventeen nurses have died in Iran since the implementation of the Plan to Change the Health...
Iran: Various social sectors stage protest in Tehran, other cities
Contract teachers, women and men, staged a protest in Tehran on Saturday, February 10, 2018. They...
Iran: 5 girl students deprived of boarding for protesting restrictions
The licenses of five young women, students of Tehran University, were not extended to register with...
Iran: Bazaar businessmen admire women’s role in the uprising
A group of Iranian Bazaar merchants and businessmen in Tehran issued a declaration, laying emphasis on...
Human rights icon Asma Jahangir passes away in Lahore
Leading human rights lawyer, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Ms. Asma Jahangir,...
Iran: Atena Daemi, Golrokh Iraee start their dry hunger strike
On the morning of Saturday, February 10, 2018, Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee turned their wet...
Iran: Plundered women go to Tehran to be heard
Men and women cheated by the Caspian Credit Institute in Khuzistan staged a gathering outside the...
Iran: Activists, mothers declared support for the uprising
A group of political and civil activists and activist mothers signed a declaration in support of...
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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