Iranian parliament considers 100,000 fine for women dropping their veils
The meeting of the joint culture and judicial committee of the parliament discussed two articles of...
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Women urge chief justice to release Narges Mohammadi
A group of female rights activists wrote a letter to mullah Sadeq Larijani, head of the...
Women’s employment quota one-sixth of men
Only 630 of the 5,000 persons who pass the Education Ministry's employment test will be women....
Iran: young women commits suicide through self-immolation
Young women committing suicide through self-immolation due to poverty and various pressures in life has become...
Iran: protest rally outside so-called parliament
During the past few months a large number of women have lost their jobs after maternity...
Iran: female college students stage protests
Poor dormitory conditions led to protests staged by female college students in Babol, northern Iran. On...
Crackdown on women in downtown Tehran
Tehran's vice patrols attacked some young women and girls at 11 a.m. Sunday morning, August 9,...
Only six women employed by Education Dept
The Ministry of Education announced that from among 190 recruited forces, only six of them are...
Iran: female nurses continue protests
Nurses are continuing their protests in various Iranian cities. A number of students of Hamedan Medical...
Iran: latest conditions of Atena Faraghdani
Mohammad Moghimi, lawyer of jailed artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani, said, "My client's case has...
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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