Iran: Conduct of president women’s deputy evaluated as “unacceptable”
Parvaneh Mafi, former governor of Shemiranat and active in women's affairs, was asked to evaluate the...
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Iran: Deaths of 101 women due to overdose of drugs
101 women have died in four months due to overdose of narcotic drugs. The announcement was...
Iran: Impoverished woman died after setting herself and her husband on fire
Shahla Taheri, 30, doused herself and her husband, Nariman Balian, 41, with kerosene and set themselves...
Iran: Women excluded from decision-making, receive no budget for two years
"Exclusion of women from decision-making centers has created a futile cycle which ultimately leads to political...
Iran: Three Baha’i women on trial
Three Baha'is were put on trial in the northern Iranian province of Golestan. Rufia Pakzadan, Soudabeh...
Iran: Destitute woman died after delivering her baby
A pregnant woman who was forced to have a natural delivery because her husband did not...
Iran: interrogators prevent female prisoner’s transfer to hospital
The conditions of political prisoner Sedigheh Moradi has been reported as critical and yet Iran's Ministry...
Iran: Two women arrested and sent to prison
Two teachers affiliated to the 'Erfan Halghe' group were arrested on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 by...
Status Red: homeless women sleeping in the streets of Iran’s capital
The state-run Ariya news agency sounded the alarm on the rising number of women sleeping in...
Iran: Prison officials prevent treatment of Nargess Mohammadi
Tuesday, September 1, 2015, the family of Nargess Mohammadi found out that she has not been...
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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