Increased Pressure from Mullahs’ Parliament to Enforce the Hijab Law Despite National Security Council’s Halt
In recent developments, members of the clerical regime’s Parliament have intensified their pressure on the government...
Women's News
Ghazaaleh Hodoodi, a 27-Year-Old Mother, Burned Alive by Rejected Suitor
The scourge of femicide and honor killings has once again highlighted the systemic violence against women...
Denied Medical Care: Political Prisoner Maryam Jalal Hosseini in Fardis Prison
Critical Health Issues Neglected Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a political prisoner held in Fardis Prison (aka Kachouii)...
Dentist in Tehran Arrested After Beating by Security Forces
Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa, a dentist originally from Abadan and residing in Tehran, was violently arrested by...
Christian Convert Sentenced to Prison and Flogging for Flouting Hijab Rule
Ghazal Marzban, a Christian convert imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has been sentenced by the Iranian...
Stoning Sentences for Female Inmates in Iran, Hunger-Striking Prisoners Expose
The 49th week of Tuesdays Against Executions hunger strike was observed in 28 prisons across Iran...
December 2024 Report: Shocking Statistics on Women’s Execution in Iran
Shocking Statistics on Women's Execution in Iran; 34 Women Executed in 2024 While the death penalty...
Political Prisoner Fatemeh Ziaii Denied Medical Care Despite MS and Severe Lung Infection
Fatemeh Ziaii, a political prisoner suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) and a lung infection resembling tuberculosis,...
Christian Woman on Hunger Strike in Evin Prison; Prison Sentences for Leila Hossein Zadeh and Zeinab Zaman
Ghazal Marzban, a Christian Convert, on Hunger Strike in Evin Prison Ghazal Marzban, a 41-year-old Christian...
The Dire Conditions of the Women’s Ward of Sanandaj Prison: A Call for International Action
Sanandaj Prison, located on Ershad Boulevard in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, provides...
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...
Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: Broad Support for 10-point plan and Criticism of Western Appeasement
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the second day of the “Free Iran 2026 – Supporting the Democratic Alternative” conference was...
45 Years of Resistance for a Free Iran; A Future Built on a Democratic Republic
Free Iran 2026 Summit Brings Together International Political Figures to Emphasize thePath Toward a Democratic Iran On Saturday, June 20,...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The water crisis in Iran has transcended a mere natural challenge, evolving into a human, environmental, and economic catastrophe. While...
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.