Labor Activist in Iran Begins Second Year of Prison Sentence Amid Serious Health Concerns
Hajar Saeedi, a labor and women’s rights activist from Sanandaj, a city in western Iran, has...
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Iranian Athlete Detained Over Instagram Video Faces Health Crisis in Prison
Zeinab Haj Hashemi, a 43-year-old Iranian athlete from Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, is currently jailed in...
Effat Hamedi, 35, and Mother of a 9-Year-Old Boy Hanged in Sari Central Prison
A 35-year-old woman named Effat Hamedi, the mother of a 9-year-old boy, was hanged at dawn...
Imprisoned Teacher Massoumeh Asgari Denied Medical Care, Faces Uncertain Future
Massoumeh Asgari, a teacher and political prisoner, has been subjected to prolonged detention under the Iranian...
Kurdish Political Prisoner and Her Child Face Dire Conditions in Iranian Prison
The deteriorating health of a toddler in Iran’s Urmia Central Prison has raised serious concerns about...
Christian Convert Held in Limbo: The Case of Ghazal Marzban in Evin Prison
Ghazal Marzban, a Christian convert and legal professional, has been detained for over 40 days in...
Iranian Student Activist Leila Hosseinzadeh Expelled from University and Barred from Education
Leila Hosseinzadeh, a prominent 31-year-old Iranian student activist and anthropology graduate at the University of Tehran,...
UN 71st Resolution Condemns Iran’s Human Rights Violations, Targeted Repression of Women
The United Nations General Assembly adopted its 71st resolution on December 17, 2024, denouncing the Iranian...
Zeinab Jalalian: Continued Denial of Medical Care and Family Visits for Iranian Political Prisoner
Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a life sentence in the central Iranian city of...
Yazd Central Prison: One Woman Among 7 Prisoners Executed
5 Women Executed in Iran in the First Half of December In the early hours of...
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...
Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: Broad Support for 10-point plan and Criticism of Western Appeasement
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the second day of the “Free Iran 2026 – Supporting the Democratic Alternative” conference was...
45 Years of Resistance for a Free Iran; A Future Built on a Democratic Republic
Free Iran 2026 Summit Brings Together International Political Figures to Emphasize thePath Toward a Democratic Iran On Saturday, June 20,...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The water crisis in Iran has transcended a mere natural challenge, evolving into a human, environmental, and economic catastrophe. While...
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.