Two Women, Mahtab Bayati and Nahid Jokar, 52, Executed in Iran
Two women, Mahtab Bayati in Vakilabad Prison (Mashhad) and 52-year-old Nahid Jokar in Adelabad Prison (Shiraz),...
Women's News
Rozita Moazami Goodarzi Targeted in a New Wave of Repression
In a disturbing escalation of pressure on families of political prisoners, Iranian security forces have taken...
Akbarabad Village, Khash: A Pregnant Woman Arrested in Military Raid
Iranian regime military forces launched a raid on the village of Akbarabad in Khash, arresting a...
Forough Khosravi, School Teacher in Behbahan, Arrested by IRGC
Forough Khosravi, an elementary school teacher with a PhD in Education, was arrested on Tuesday, July...
Khomam, Gilan: Protests Erupt over Repeated Water and Power Outages; Women Lead the Charge
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the streets of Khomam in Iran’s Gilan province became the scene...
Retired Teacher Transferred to Solitary After Protesting Prison Conditions
On Sunday July 27, 2025, two political prisoners, Massoumeh Asgari, a retired teacher, and Massoumeh Nassaji...
79th Week of the No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign in 48 Prisons
79th week of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign: Prisoners in 48 prisons and families protest...
Sara Gowhari, an Afghan Student, Transferred to Torbat-e Jam prison
Sara Gowhari, an Afghan student at University of Tehran was transferred from Intelligence Ministry’s detention center...
“How Fiercely We Cling to Life” – A Prison Letter from Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee on the Execution of Two Political Prisoners
On July 27, 2025, the Iranian regime executed two political prisoners—Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani—in silence...
Qarchak Prison’s Female Political Prisoners Protest Secret Executions in Iran
Female Political Prisoners in Qarchak Prison Protest Executions of Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani: A Defiant...
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...
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