Iran official: number of female prisoners doubled for involuntary crimes
There are 157 imprisoned women in Iran arrested for involuntary crimes, marking a two-fold increase up...
Women's News
UN Secretary-General: women’s rights not respected in Iran
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued his annual report expressing deep concerns over widespread and flagrant human...
Iran: Mullahs’ parliament blocked bill for citizenship of children whose mothers are married to aliens
Members of the mullahs' parliament opposed the bill "granting citizenship to children born from mothers married...
Iran: Nurses and doctors stage protest
Monday, September 28, at 8.30 a.m., nurses and some doctors of Tehran's so-called Khomeini hospital staged...
Iran/UN: Iranian delegation left the General Assembly Hall during Shakira’s performance
The Iranian regime's delegation left the hall, when the renowned Colombian singer Shakira started singing "Imagine",...
Iran: pregnant woman loses unborn child after attack by security forces
As security forces raided the house of Shapour Reshno, a civil activist in Andimeshk in Khuzestan...
Iran: latest medical conditions of detained activist held in limbo
As medical test results of imprisoned civil activist Atena Daemi in Evin Prison were announced, it...
Unemployment skyrockets in Iran
A state source shed light on the deteriorating status of the work force and social situation...
Iran: 100,000 women are fired every year
“Women’s participation in the job market is 12.4% which has had 1% drop compared to last...
Iran: Criminal attacking woman with acid, is released on bail
Sima Afshar, 25, became victim of an acid attack in the Central Park of Dehdasht, in...
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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