Iran: Girl students clash with security forces in Abadan
Girl students of Abadan's Azad University engaged in a fight with police agents on Sunday, October...
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Iran: Social scientist imprisoned without leave
Two years after the arrest and detention of Zahra Zehtabchi, she is not allowed to have...
Iran: Woman arrested for family relationship with PMOI
Agents of Intelligence Ministry raided the residence of Fatemeh Mosanna on Monday, October 5, arresting her....
Iran: Strengthening, expanding gender-segregated universities
Strengthening and expanding gender-segregated universities is a top priority for the Iranian regime’s 11th government, said...
Iran: Nearly 39% of educated women in Gilan Province are unemployed
Nearly 39% of educated women with higher education in Gilan are unemployed and have not been...
Iran: prisoner released on bail as illness continues
Nahid Gorji has been released on bail as her release was approved due to her chronic...
Iran: Ten-year-old mother rents her kids
The situation of children is not good in this country, and we have done little to...
Iran: Teachers’ protest in Rasht
Monday, October 5, a group of freedom-loving teachers gathered outside the Department of Education in Rasht...
Couple Sentenced to Jail on Security Charges
Former student activist Arash Sadeghi and his wife, Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, have been sentenced to imprisonment...
Iranian regime’s absurd charge to pressure a female caricaturist in prison
Iranian regime misogynic regime has arbitrarily sent Atena Farghadani, a young caricaturist, to court on October...
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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