Iran: Reyhaneh Jabbari remembered
The anniversary of the criminal execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari was held by her mother and family...
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Iran: Nargess Mohammadi’s life in jeopardy
Political prisoner and human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi who is presently hospitalized in Iran-Mehr Hospital under...
Iran: Employees of Environmental Protection employees protest inefficient head of organization
Disenchanted employees of the Environmental Protection Organization, headed by Massoumeh Ebtekar, gathered outside the main gate...
Iran: Since 2006, gender gap has widened
In an interview with Fars, Azar Mansouri, a so-called reformist political activist acknowledged, "According to the...
Iran: Job market is male-dominated
Women's unemployment rate in Iran is more than twice that of men, and the unemployment rate...
Iran: Majority of addicted women are educated
"Unfortunately, 50 per cent of women addicted to drugs are under 35 years old and are...
Iran: Divorce in northern Tehran twice as much as south
Mahmoud Golzari, former deputy of youths’ affairs says the number of divorces in northern Tehran is...
Christian woman arrested in Iran capital
A Christian woman in Tehran by the name of Mahtab Mohammadi has been arrested. Reports indicate...
Iran: strict clothing regulations implemented in private sector
Ali Molazadeh, a director of the Ministry of Interior in Iran stressed on the necessity to...
Iran: The cruel & inhuman treatment of Ms. Nargess Mohammadi must stop
(Geneva-Paris) The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International...
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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