Iran: No job opportunity for Iran’s educated girls – official
"Today, many of the country's educated girls are prepared to take on jobs and engage in...
Women's News
Iran: homeless women arrested
In the first 6 months of this year, 285 homeless people have been identified and arrested...
Iran:Crackdown under pretext of hijab regulations in Iran’s Azerbaijan
The state-run Youth Journalists Club wrote, “The political, security and social deputy of West Azerbaijan Province...
Iran: Political prisoner Nargess Mohammadi wins Galileo 2000 prize
Imprisoned human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi was named one of the six winners of 2015 prizes...
Iran: Woman beaten up for publicizing husband’s hunger strike
The wife and two children of political prisoner Abbas Lessani were beaten up by Intelligence Ministry...
Iran: Female political prisoners in Evin condemn missile attack on Camp Liberty
A group of women political prisoners in Evin Prison "strongly condemned" the missile attack on Camp...
Iran: Newborns sold in Tehran at low prices
"Women sleeping in cardboard boxes and prostitutes sell their newborn infants for only 100-200 thousand toumans...
Iran: Age of breast cancer five years lower than world average
The average age for breast cancer in Iran is five years lower than the world average....
Iran: Baha’i citizen arrested
Faran Hesami, a Baha’i citizen and a professor at the Iran Baha’i University was returned to...
Female Kurdish writer forced to flee Iran
Zeinab Babaie, a Kurdish novelist and civil activist, was forced to leave Iran and seek asylum...
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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