This week in Iran: pressure on women is subject of Friday prayer sermons
The issue of pressure on women under the pretext of mandatory veiling was a common subject...
Women's News
Iran: arrested college student formally charged in court
Afsaneh Bayazidi, a college student from the city of Bukan, has been formally accused of “propaganda...
Iran: Three women go on hunger strike at notorious women’s prison
Ms. Simin Ayvaz-zadeh and two other women have started a hunger strike at Varamin’s Qarchak Prison....
Iran: Parents of political detainees violently arrested
A group human rights activists who rally every Saturday outside Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, were violently...
Iran: Rally in Sanandaj on eve of International Day to End Violence against Women
Dozens of activists and freedom-loving people of Sanandaj gathered on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the...
Increasing harsh measures against women in Iran
Following the imposition of new and harsh regulations by the police in Iran, as of today,...
Iran: innocent woman dies due to hospital officials’ neglect
A woman from Tehran by the name of Roghiyeh Shahbazi suffered from intestinal infection and lost...
Iran: UN Third Committee expresses strong concern over human, women’s rights in Iran
In a strongly worded resolution on Thursday night, November 19, 2015, the UN Third Committee condemned...
Iran: mother of executed woman expresses sympathy with Paris
Following the Paris terror attacks, Sholeh Pakravan, mother of Reyhaneh Jabbari who was executed in Iran...
Iran: rights lawyer sends message to French people
Nasrin Sotudeh, a renowned Iranian human rights lawyer and advocate, sent a message to the people...
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...
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.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.