Iran: Women rebel against forcible veiling
A total of 10,000 drivers received warnings last week because of violating the compulsory dress code...
Women's News
Iran: Recent research shows high unemployment rate among educated women
A recent research done by Layla Falahati and Nassim Mahboubi shows that women with higher education...
Iran: Less than 2% of women’s participation in administrative positions
“Women’s rate of participation in administrative affairs in society is less than two percent,” said Zahra...
Iran: women, female college students rally in Azeri protests
Dozens of female college students rallied in a gathering staged in Tabriz University on 10 November...
Iran: Hoodlums who disturb women face popular opposition
In a workshop discussion on "promoting virtue and forbidding evil" it was revealed that people oppose...
Iran: Divorce is cause of many social illnesses – official
In a workshop studying the trend of divorce in the central Iranian city of Yazd on...
Iran: Only 17 recreation centers alloted to Kurdish girls
Fahimeh Farahmandpour, Interior Ministry's advisor on Women and Family Affairs, addressed a meeting at the Administrative...
Iran: One divorce registered for every four marriages
Seyed Hassan Moussavi, head of the Social Workers Association, announced, "One divorce is registered for every...
Iran: Female reporter sentenced to three years in jail
Sulmaz Ikdar, reporter, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for "insulting the leader" and "anti-government propaganda"....
Iran: Imprisoned activist deprived of medical treatment
Civil activist Atena Da'emi was deprived of seeing an ophthalmologist for her vision problems because of...
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.