Sister of Death-Row Political Prisoner in Iran Calls for International Action
The sister of death-row political prisoner in Iran, Akbar Daneshvarkar (Shahrokh), has released an emotional video...
Women's News
Deadly Summer in Qarchak Prison: Lives of Female Political Prisoners in Peril
Summer 2025 has turned Qarchak Prison into a stark symbol of systemic cruelty and human rights...
Sharifeh Mohammadi: Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Against Labor Activist
The Iranian regime’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a Kurdish political...
Femicide: Man Kills Wife and Two Children Before Family Massacre
In the early hours of Thursday, August 14, 2025, a man—residing in one of Golestan province’s...
Iran: Sheida Kardgar, 15, Murdered After Refusing Marriage Proposal
On Monday, August 11, 2025, Sheida Kardgar, a 15-year-old girl from a village near the northern...
Political Prisoner Raheleh Rahemipour Admitted to Intensive Care
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, political prisoner Raheleh Rahemipour, a member of the 1980s justice-seeking families,...
Preschool Teachers in Tehran Public Schools Protest Repressive Policies
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, preschool teachers in Tehran staged a protest in front of the...
81st Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 49 Prisons Across Iran
The 81st week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign was marked by prisoner hunger strikes...
Raheleh Rahemipour, 72, Transferred to Hospital in Critical Condition
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old prisoner seeking justice, detained in Qarchak Prison,...
Soudabeh Qassemzadeh Hanged After Six Years in Central Prison of Isfahan
The Clerical Regime Executes Fourth Woman in Less Than Two Weeks The wave of executions in...
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...
Annual Report 2026: From Protests, to Uprising, and the Role of Iranian Women
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2026, the NCRI Women’s Committee presents its Annual Report 2026, offering a recap...
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...
45 Years of Resistance for a Free Iran; A Future Built on a Democratic Republic
Free Iran 2026 Summit Brings Together International Political Figures to Emphasize thePath Toward a Democratic Iran On Saturday, June 20,...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The water crisis in Iran has transcended a mere natural challenge, evolving into a human, environmental, and economic catastrophe. While...
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.
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