Mixed gatherings forbidden, says Iran sciences minister
The Minister of Sciences in Rouhani’s cabinet emphasized that all mixed gatherings in Iran’s universities are...
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Iran: 723 arrested in 8 months for internet surfing
Tehran police Chief Hossein Sajedinia said 723 individuals, including 114 women, have been arrested on Internet...
Iran: Head of Women’s Labor Union complains of injustice
"Without doubt, the social situation today is not desirable to any one of us... Long-term oppression...
Iran: Woman executed in central prison of Qazvin
Ms. F. Zanjanian was hanged in Qazvin’s Central Prison at dawn on Sunday, December 6, 2015,...
Iran: Jobless men humiliated if women are employed –Isfahan’s top mullah
“Hundreds of men are unemployed in Iran and yet some people are insisting on employing women...
Iran: Women’s posts at Interior Ministry are only ceremonial
“Some 180 women are appointed in governor offices as advisor on women and family affairs, but...
Mrs. Mehri Jannatpoor passed away on December 3, 2015, in Tehran.
Mrs. Jannatpoor was an opponent of the Shah and mullahs' dictatorship in Iran for more than...
Iran: Widespread protests compel Health Ministry to react and retreat
Acting Deputy Minister of Health for Education pointed out that there is a shortage of 100,000...
Iran: Special court branches investigate improper veiling charges
General Director of the Public Court in Khorramabad (capital of western Iranian Lorestan Province) announced formation...
Angela Merkel, Time magazine’s 2015 Person of the Year
Time magazine has named Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, as its 2015 Person of 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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