Iran: Soaring rate of social problems among younger generation
The soaring rate of social problems and the lowering average age of people who face these...
Women's News
Iran: Figures show married women top referrals seeking help
Deputy for addiction prevention and rehabilitation in the Welfare Organization said: In 2014, there were 562009...
Iran: Jannati appointed as head of women-youth crackdown apparatus
Ahmad Jannati, secretary of the Guardian Council has been named the head of the “Promoting Virtue...
Iran: discrimination against women in employment
Despite the high capacity and brilliance found in women, in Iran they are deprived of equal...
Iran: students of Mohammad Ali Taheri detained
A group of followers of ‘Erfan Halghe’– most of them women – who were arrested 9...
Iran: cancer endangering life of detained activist
Atena Damei, is a political prisoner currently held in the women’s ward of the notorious Evin...
Women in Iran arrested and jailed for partying
The prosecutor of the cities of Taraghbeh and Shandiz warned women of taking part in parties...
Report: Iranian women dying due to lack of medical services
Mehrkhaneh.com, a state-run website in Iran, has published a report on the dire conditions of women...
Iran: Official revealed Tehran women are engaged in illegal, cheap labor with no insurance
In remarks that implicitly revealed but part of the deplorable condition of women's employment in Iran,...
Iran: Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for a telephone conversation
"My wife was arrested two days after the general uprising of December 29, 2009, in our...
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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