Atena Faraghdani and her lawyer will face trial for “shaking hands”
After Atena Faraghdani's lawyer shook his client's hands in their meeting, a court date was assigned...
Women's News
Iran: 553,000 women expelled from job cycle last year
The latest figures released by the National Statistics Center this fall (2015) indicates that in the...
Iran: Kurdish political prisoner banned from visits despite severe illness
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian, imprisoned for eight years now, is suffering from severe vision problems...
Iran: Conditions of women in Yasuj
Women are taking part in less than 1% of political activities, said Zahra Zamani, a member...
Iran: Prison officials prevent hospitalization of Narges Mohammadi
Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi is suffering from severe muscle cramps, however, Iranian regime agents have prevented...
Iran: 5 million unemployed
The state-run Mehr news agency issued a report on Iran’s economic status and women’s deteriorating rights....
Iran: police patrol units stationed outside girls schools in Tabriz
The repressive police in the city of Tabriz (northwest), have launched a plan to crackdown and...
Iran: Single women over 18 not permitted to leave the country
The ironic case of the female footballer who was not allowed by her husband to leave...
Iran: Instead of economic empowerment concentrate on women’s cultural and social empowerment – expert
One of the regime's so-called "experts" on women's affairs declared the western model of women's economic...
Iran: Pregnant woman set herself on fire in front of husband and son
Friday, September 11, a 29-year-old woman, Havva, in Naishaboor, douzed herself with kerosene and set herself...
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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