Iran: Imprisoned cartoonist subjected to forced ‘virginity test’
A recent revelation by satirical cartoonist Atena Farghadani that she was forced to undergo a “virginity...
Women's News
Iran: Afsaneh Bayazidi arrested once again
Security forces went to Afsaneh Bayazidi’s home on 8 October, confiscated all her personal items, books...
Iran mullah: gender segregation is possible in universities
The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Khamenei’s representative in Isfahan defending gender segregation plans, stating that...
Young Afghan girls nominated for Dutch child rights foundation peace price
A young Afghan girl by the name of Azize Rahimzadeh has been nominated for a Dutch...
Iran: Zeinab’s eyes go cold in the winter
With the coming of winter, Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian in Khuy Prison is suffers from...
Sister of death row prisoner: Khamenei will be responsible if anything happens to him
The sister of Mohammad Ali Taheri, prisoner of conscience on death row, who is currently on...
Iran: Tabriz Friday prayer leader calls for more crackdown on women
Mohsen Mojtahed-Shabestari, Khamenei’s representative in West Azerbaijan Province (northwest) called for further crackdown on women, in...
Iran: 21% street children experienced sexual relations
“According to a research conducted in Tehran, 21% of street children have experienced sexual relations,” said...
Iran: 82% of women heads of households illiterate
Addressing a seminar studying the damages to family, Presidential deputy on Women and Family Affairs said,...
Iran: Mental disorders ranks first among women’s illnesses
According to the studies done by the Ministry of Health in 2005, mental and behvioral disorders...
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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