Iran: women farmers receive 44% less wage than men
The average wage for women farmers is 44% less than their male counterparts. The daily wage...
Women's News
Increasing number of women addicts in SE Iran
A member of Zahedan’s City Council said the number of women addicts in the city of...
Fox news: Iranian artist prison sentence for cartoons ridiculing parliament
An Iranian artist was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison. While she was sentenced...
We are all Atena
A group of lawyers, civil activists and human rights advocates participated in a sit-in staged outside...
Iran: Unknown fate of 17 year-old girl
Three weeks after the uprisings in the city of Mahabad and other Kurdish cities, there is...
Iran: Pregnant women are homeless
Aria News, a state-run news source, issued a report on the terrible conditions of women in...
Iran – Age of widows reaches 16
A recent report published by state-run media in Iran states, “The increasing number of divorces, the...
International press reacts to detention of Iranian cartoonist
Atena Farghadani went on trial in Iran. What were her crimes? According to Amnesty International, they...
Iran: 89 arrested in East Tehran
State-run Fars news agency reported a number of women were arrested at a party held in...
Senior Iran mullah: Islamic rule will be destroyed without hijab!
Makarem Shirazi, a senior mullah of Qom claimed if hijab becomes a matter of choice it...
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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