Iran: 46,000 new repressive agents
Deputy chief of the headquarters of "Promoting virtue and prohibiting vice" said 4,600 groups, each with...
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Iran: Baha’i student deprived of higher education
Mahiyareh Nadaf, a member of Iran’s Baha’i minority community, took part in the national exams in...
Iran: Zeinab’s eyes are my eyes
Saeed Shirzad, a political prisoner in Gohardasht Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran, issued a letter...
Iran: My sister needs urgent medical care
Mehdi Mohammadi, Narges Mohammadi's brother demanded that urgent medical care be provided for his sister. Narges...
Iran: Friday prayer leader of Isfahan called on women to stay home
In hilarious remarks made at the Friday prayer, Isfahan's Friday prayer leader mullah Yousef Tabatabaii-Nejad, said,...
Iran: Divorce rate in Ilam above the country’s average
The culture and prevention deputy at the General Department of Welfare in the western province of...
Iran: 46% of Women’s directorate’s plans not realized
In evaluating the report of the presidential Directorate on Women and Family Affairs, a sociologist said,...
Iran: Official statistics on child girl marriages
"In the past two years, our statistics indicate that we have had marriages of girls under...
Iran: Poor woman died after being arrested by security forces
Fatemeh Nasseri, a beggar, died in detention after being arrested in Birjand, during the state security...
Iran: 20 to 40 per cent of Iranian women are depressed
Dr. Laila Alizadeh said, "An estimated 20 to 40 per cent of our women are depressed...
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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