Civil activists were not allowed to visit Narges Mohammadi in hospital
Following news of the transfer of Narges Mohammadi to hospital, a number of political and civil...
Women's News
Iran: Ex-political prisoner arrested again
Monday, October 4, Intelligence Ministry agents arrested Ms. Fatemeh Ziaii and Mr. Mahmoud Azimi in a...
Iran: Mother’s request for child-care rejected
Azita Rafizadeh and her husband, Payman Koushk-Baghi, have been summoned to serve their prison terms of...
‘Rural women are the backbone of sustainable livelihoods,’ Ban declares on International Day
15 October 2015 – Marking the International Day of Rural Women, the United Nations today affirmed...
Iran: woman arrested for social network activities
Head of Gilan Province FATA police (monitoring the Internet in Iran) said a woman directing the...
Iran: Retired teachers protest outside parliament
Thursday, October 15, retired teachers staged a protest outside the parliament as scheduled. Protesters protested against...
Iran: SSF deploys 7200 female forces to suppress Iranian women
Deputy Coordinator of the State Security Force (SSF) announced activity of 7200 female forces within the...
Iran: Role of female Majlis deputies criticized
"Even if we have 1000 women in the parliament, but their outlook does not provide for...
Iran: Judiciary issues new verdict on political prisoner before submission of lawyer’s defense
The 38th branch of the Iranian High Court of Justice issued a new verdict on political...
Daily Mail: Electrocution, rape and drug-induced confessions: Political prisoner
Blindfolded with his hands in cuffs, Farzad Madadzadeh would be beaten for up to 16 hours...
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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