Swedish footballer expresses solidarity with women of Iran
On the eve of the International Women’s Day, players of the women’s national football team of...
Women's News
Iran: AI concerned about Atena Daemi, Golrokh Iraee and Arash Sadeghi
Amnesty International issued a statement on February 7, 2018, demanding Iranian authorities to “immediately and unconditionally...
Iran: Women participate in protests in Tehran, Mazandaran
A group of Iranian radiology students of the Medical Sciences University of Mazandaran, staged a protest...
Iran: 65 women and men arrested at a birthday party in Mashhad
Thirty-eight women and 27 men were arrested at a birthday party in Mashhad, capital of the...
Iran: Village girls in Iran face problems for higher education
Boroujerd’s Education Director said, “Village girls (in Iran) face problems in continuing their education.” Shahab Rouzbehani...
Iran: Women stage protests in Rasht and Tehran
Tuesday, February 6, 2018, Iranian women actively participated in protests in Rasht and Tehran, demanding reimbursement...
Iran: Woman, 65, was taken to jail by walker
Maryam Kalangari, 65, was taken to the Central Prison of Arak, in Markazi Province. Ms. Kalangari...
Iran: Another young woman, Tehran U student, arrested
Zahra Rahimi, student of sociology at Tehran University, was arrested on February 5, 2018. Dozens of...
Iran: Young women studying at Tehran U protest restrictions in dorm
Girl students of Tehran University residing at Chamran Dormitory protested on January 30, 2018, to restrictions...
Iran: Every year 6,000 nurses are retired without replacements
Some six thousand nurses are retired every year without begin replaced. This was announced by Maryam...
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.