Iran: Nasrin Sotudeh summoned to Evin prosecutor office
Nasrin Sotudeh, a jurist, lawyer and member of the Center of Human Rights Advocates has been...
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Iran: IRGC responsible for my daughter’s life, mother says
The mother of Atena Daemi, an imprisoned activist, wrote a short letter about her daughter’s conditions...
Iran: Release Narges Mohammadi
It is the third week that human rights advocates have staged a sit-in outside Evin Prison...
Mother of Mohammad Ali Taheri: my child is on hunger strike for 8 days
Ezzatolmoluk Taheri, the mother of Mohammad Ali Taheri, said her son has been on hunger strike...
Iran: Orchestrated clerical choir inciting anti-women actions
“Women’s veiling is a necessary principle that must be preserved and protected.” Mullah Jaafar Shajooni said...
Iran: Tehran’s Friday prayer leader incites attacks on women
Tehran’s Friday prayer leader, mullah Ahmad Khatami warned men last Friday against lack of zeal over...
Iran: State Security Force mobilized against women’s new fashion dress, 362 clothes shops closed
The Commander of the State Security Force Public Places Police (PPP) announced a new mobilization beginning...
Iran: Nassrin Sotoodeh reveals receiving threats
Renowned activist lawyer, Nassrin Sotoodeh, revealed that she has been receiving intimidating text messages over the...
Iran: Inhuman conditions in women’s prison in Varamin
Reports from women’s Qarchak Prison in Varamin indicate that there has been a sewage problem in...
Iran: Sentences for civil rights activists
The 15th branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced civil rights activist Arash Sadeghi and his...
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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