Iran establishes special child-youth police
The State Security Forces in Iran declared that based on a new law on the regulations...
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Iran: Unemployed women double men
The Iranian regime’s vice president in women and family affairs said, “Considering the status quo, currently...
Iran: Women not allowed into sports stadiums!
Montazer al-Mahdi, the spokesman for the Iranian regime’s State Security Forces explained that women are still...
Iran: small girls forced into mandatory Islamic dress code training!
Momeni Habib-Abadi, a professor at the Qom religious seminary emphasized on the necessity to educate small...
Iran: widespread disqualification in nurse administration elections
Following widespread protests during the past year by nurses across Iran, the Health Ministry has disqualified...
Iran: increasing number of homeless women on the streets
Fateme Daneshvar, head of the Tehran City Council Social Committee said the number of homeless women...
IRGC agent rapes young woman
Reports indicate a young Kurdish girl in Oshnawiyeh committed suicide after being raped by a Revolutionary...
Silencing journalist and activists weakens protection of human rights in Iran, UN expert warns
GENEVA (5 June 2015) – The detention of journalists and human rights defenders weakens the protection...
High illiteracy percentage amongst women in Iran’s Kurdistan
Kurdistan Governor Abdul-Mohammad Zahedi shed light on women’s problems in this province by saying the high...
Amnesty demands release of activists jailed in Iran for more than a decade
Two Iranian women both jailed for more than a decade in Iran for anti-government views must...
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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