Iran: Horror delivery in hospital in Baluchistan
The city of Chabahar, in southeastern Iran, saw the funeral procession of a young woman on...
Women's News
Iran: Prison stress caused vision problems for activist
Civil activist Atena Da’emi is suffering from visionary problems in prison. The doctor examining her eyes...
Iran: Only segregated tours are allowed in Isfahan’s tourist areas
Mixed-sex tours were banned from tourist area of Maranjab and underground town of Noushabad. Governor of...
Iran: 10-fold increase in number of women suffering from AIDS
In a medical gathering in the Northern Province of Guilan, on the World AIDS Day, it...
Iran: Iran admits that women participation in economy in single digits!
Participation in Iran’s economy for women between ages of 15 and 24 is in single digits...
Iran: AIDS spreading among women
AIDS is more widespread among Iranian women than among men. The state-run IRNA news agency cited...
Iran: pregnant women comprise most influenza victims
The hygiene deputy of Zahedan Medical School in southeastern Iran said, “To this day five influenza...
Iran: Former political prisoner remains in jail despite release of husband
Fatemeh Ziaii is still held in detention in Evin’s Cellblock 209. Ms. Ziaii, 56, a former...
Iran: 65% of female prisoners have no previous criminal record
Head of Iran’s Prison Organization, Asghar Jahangir, said: Sixty-five per cent of female prisoners do not...
Iran: 66 per cent of Iranian women have experienced violence
Based on a research done in four provinces and in south Tehran and a national research,...
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...
Aziz Rezaei: Mother of Resistance, Teacher of Steadfastness
In the contemporary history of Iran, there are names that live not merely as memories, but as paths. The name...
Iranian Student Recounts Prison Abuse: My Brother Was Tortured before My Eyes
On May 10, 2026, the Daily Mail published an interview with Iranian student Shabnam Madadzadeh, a former political prisoner, member...
The Commercial Complex Death Trap: When Corruption and Rente Burn Iranian Women to Ashes
On the evening of Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the Arghavan commercialcomplex in Shahriar County, west of Tehran, became a death...
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