Senior Iran police commander: we will increase control over hijab, clothing regulations
Mahmoud Mirfeizi, head of Golestan Province’s police said, “The police have designed a system through which...
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Iran: executions in Tabriz Prison, including woman
A female prisoner, Hajar Safari of Tabriz Central Prison’s women’s ward was executed in the courtyard...
Zeinali family is more defiant to back down after such measures, daughter says
Following the publication of news regarding the arrest and vicious beating of Hashem Zeinali, the father...
Women’s unemployment in Iran
The Iran Statistic Center reported recent figures showing unemployment in 11 provinces amongst women between the...
Iran: children deprived of visiting imprisoned mothers
On 18 November, a number of children under the age of 18 had gone to Evin...
Iran: plan to confront and warn clothing store owners in Northern Province
A plan organized to confront clothing store owners under the pretext of “non-Islamic and repulsive clothing”...
Iran: amphitheater closed and two people arrested for “clapping”
South Khorasan Province’s police deputy in social affairs said Firouzeh amphitheater was closed because the audience...
Senior Iran mullah: do not allow improperly veiled women into Qom
Safi Golpaygani, a senior cleric of the Iranian regime, called for more measures of “protecting virtue...
Iran: Maragheh University authorities impose pressure on female students
A student in Maragheh University was expelled from her dormitory for attempting to commit suicide. Parisa...
Istanbul Marathon: “No to Violence against Women”
The city of Istanbul held a marathon under the banner of “No to Violence against Women”...
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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