Woman Executed for Poverty: Marziyeh Esmaeili Hanged in Qazvin Prison
On April 15, 2025, Marziyeh Esmaeili, a 39-year-old woman and mother of a young daughter, was...
Women's News
Family Launches Death Row Protest Over Imminent Execution in Urmia
The family of Hamid Hossein-Nejad Heydaranlou, an impoverished Kulbar sentenced to death, has been staging a...
From Zahedan to Evin: United in Protest Against Executions
Women prisoners in Zahedan Prison join the 64th week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign,...
Political Prisoner Azar Korvandi, 60, Denied Medical Care Despite Critical Health Condition
Political prisoner Azar Korvandi Mousazadeh, 60 years old, held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, is reportedly facing...
Parvin Ghadyani, Christian Convert, Continued Detention in Kachouii Prison
Parvin Ghadyani, a Christian convert, has been held in detention for over three months and remains...
Three Women Executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad
Three women were executed at dawn on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, among at least ten inmates...
Parisa Darvish Forcibly Disappeared in Mashhad: A Continuing Pattern of State-Backed Abductions in Iran
Parisa Darvish, a young woman residing in Mashhad, has been reportedly detained by agents of the...
Families of Political Prisoners Demand Abolition of Death Sentences
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 – A group of families of political prisoners sentenced to death staged...
Ongoing Legal Uncertainty for Hoda Mehreganfar and Her Father in Adelabad Prison
More than 160 days after their arrest, Hoda Mehreganfar and her father, Mohammad-Ali Mehreganfar—residents of Zarqan,...
Second Appeal for Retrial by Pakhshan Azizi Rejected by the Mullahs’ Supreme Court
The Iranian regime’s Supreme Court rejected the second appeal for a retrial by political prisoner Pakhshan...
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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