Iran: Prelude to banning women’s travel abroad
Addressing a congress on women's illnesses, Dr. Akbarian said, "In light of the progresses made in...
Women's News
Iran: NCRI Women’s Committee extends condolences on passing of Mrs. Pazooki
The NCRI Women’s Committee learned of the passing away of Mrs. Touti Khanum Pazooki on Sunday,...
Chronicler of war, Chernobyl horrors are the work Nobel literature winner Svetlana Alexievich
After winning the the Nobel prize for literature on Thursday, Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich has drawn...
Iran: beauty salon patrols launched as new repressive unit against women
Vida Azadeh, an advisor of women affairs in the Iranian regime revealed in a press conference...
Iran: court hearings for rights advocate postponed
Narges Mohammadi was scheduled to be prosecuted in a “revolution” court on Tuesday, October 6. However,...
Iran: Baha’i prisoner deprived of leave
Naseem Bagheri, a professor of the Baha’is internet university, was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison...
Iran: cellmate of executed decorator saved from death penalty
Mohammad Ali Jaddari Forughi, the lawyer of death row prisoner Sahar Mahabadi Monfared wrote, “Sahar Mahabadi...
Mother of arrested student appeals for justice
A moving video clip sent out of Iran on a protest gathering on Monday, October 14,...
Iran: Nationwide protests of teachers in 30 cities
Thursday, October 8, Iranian teachers staged protests in nearly 30 cities all across the country. They...
Iran: Rouhani’s deputy takes back word on women’s permission to leave the country
In reaction to criticisms from mullahs on remarks made by Rouhani's deputy on women and family...
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...
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.