Iran: Woman sentenced to stoning, lashing and prison
A woman has been sentenced to stoning, lashing, and 25 years imprisonment in northern Iran, local...
Women's News
Egyptian elections: Unprecedented election of some 80 women to parliament
The National Council of Women, presided by Merfat Telawi, congratulated female parliamentarians for finding way to...
Iran: young women insulted
Following the “Golvani Congress” in the city of Khoram Abad in western Iran, regime officials increased...
Iran: lice spreads in female dormitory
The state-run Borna news agency reported last week of the unprecedented spread of lice in a...
Iran: Some 160,000 girls are deprived of education in Sistan-Baluchistan
156,000 girls in Sistan and Baluchistan are deprived of education, a Majlis deputy from Zahedan revealed....
Iran: New universities endorsed only if they observe sexual segregation
The Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution will not issue licenses for foundation of new universities unless...
Iran: Rafsanjani blames women for small political participation
The No. 2 man in the clerical regime in Iran who purports to be a moderate...
Iran: Students mark their day with anti-government chants
Iranian students marked December 7, the Student Day, with protests and gatherings in a number of...
Shocking: dire hospital conditions in southwest Iran
An image recently posted in social media provides a glimpse of the terrible hospital conditions in...
Iran: acid attack reported in Tehran
Tehran police reported an acid attack in Tehran’s Nazi Abad district. A 21-year-old woman was the...
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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