Iran: Women no longer acquiesce on violation of rights
16134 women in Tehran have referred to the coroner's office in the first five months of...
Women's News
Iran: No info on violence against women
"We do not have any information on the plight of women in the country," said Majid...
Iran: Renowned political prisoner to be tried soon
Nargess Mohammadi is going on trial on October 7, 2015, according to her lawyer who received...
Iran: Cartoonist and her lawyer on trial for “indecency” for shaking hands
Satirical cartoonist Atena Farghadani and her lawyer will be on trial on the charge of “illegitimate...
Iran: single-mother families living in poverty
Hossein Raghfar, member of the Iranian regime's working group of experts on women and family affairs...
Amnesty condemns absurd trial in Iran of jailed cartoonist
The human rights group Amnesty International on Friday condemned "absurd" new charges against satirical cartoonist Atena...
Iran: protests against law on husband providing permission for a woman to travel
Shahindokht Molavardi, the Iranian regime's presidential deputy on Women and Family Affairs, said on 30 September...
Iran: Another young girl commits suicide, this time in Mahshahr
A young girl by the name of Zahra Abadiyan, 14, hanged herself in the city of...
Iranian Clergy: A woman cannot travel without husband’s approval
Jafar Sobhani, a senior clergy (mullah) in the Iranian regime stipulated that "a woman cannot travel...
“Laleh” speaks of women’s conditions in Iran’s job market
Women in Iran face various problems in their work environments. Despite having higher education, once they...
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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