No to Execution: Protests in Tehran and 19 Cities Against the Death Penalty
On the 68th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, families of political prisoners gathered...
Women's News
Mahboubeh Khosronejad Executed in Gorgan Prison
On the morning of Monday, May 12, 2025, a woman was executed in the Central Prison...
School Van Fire in Urmia Claims the Life of a Young Student
On Saturday, May 10, Mahsa Asghari, a young schoolgirl who had suffered severe burns in a...
Denied Treatment: The Silent Torture of Political Prisoners in Iran
The Iranian regime continues to deny sick political prisoners proper medical care, refusing both hospital transfers...
Femicide in Iran: Fatemeh Barkhordari, a Schoolteacher, Brutally Murdered by Her Husband
In yet another heartbreaking case of femicide in Iran, Fatemeh Barkhordari, a public schoolteacher in the...
Families of Political Prisoners Continue Their Protests Against the Death Penalty
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on the 67th week of the nationwide campaign “No to Executions...
Somayeh Akhtarshomar: Iranian Court Upholds Dismissal of Kurdish Teacher
The Administrative Court of Justice in Iran has upheld the dismissal of Somayeh Akhtarshomar, an English...
Marzieh Farsi: Continued Denial of Medical Treatment in Evin Prison
Marzieh Farsi, a political prisoner held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, is facing severe...
A Woman Executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
In the early hours of Thursday, May 1, 2025, a woman named Saghar was executed at...
Imprisoned Journalist Nasrin Hassani Detained in Harsh Conditions
Nasrin Hassani, a journalist and media activist, is currently serving her prison sentence in Bojnourd Prison...
Hidden Sufferings and Modern Slavery: A Look at the Situation of Female Workers in Iran
Marking the International Labor Day 2025 Female workers in Iran, with calloused hands and exhausted bodies, carry the burden of...
Iranian Women’s Struggle: 651 Prominent Women Call for Solidarity
In a powerful statement of unity, 651 prominent women leaders, including former heads of state, ministers, jurists, and human rights...
CSW69, Beijing+30 – NCRI Women’s Committee Report
On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) publishes...
Sharp Rise in Child Labor Across Iran Amid Economic Crisis
Iran is witnessing a steep rise in child labor, particularly in urban centers like Tehran, as economic hardship intensifies and...
Nurse Emigration: How Iran’s Failing Regime Turns an Exodus into Propaganda
Behind the Claims of Progress Lies a Crisis of Burnout, Gender Discrimination, and Mass Emigration in Iran’s Healthcare System Government...
Bureaucratic Dead Ends and Judicial Apathy: How the Iranian Legal System is Enabling Gender-Based Violence
The Iranian regime’s legal system continues to entrench systemic gender-based violence and violence against women, not only through its outdated...
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.