We condemn detention of rights activist
Following the arrest of journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, other human rights activists inside...
Women's News
Major demonstrations in Mahabad protesting against Iranian regime and death of young Kurdish woman
On May 4, 2015 a 26-year old woman was forced to throw herself off a four-story...
Iran: Girl commits suicide to save herself from rape, another crime against women by mullahs
My name was Farinaz Khosravani. I was 26 years old and I worked at a hotel....
Iran: Horrific crime by Islamic council leader in Calachay city
Morteza Ali Asgari, head of the Islamic council in Calachay city, poured petrol on his furniture...
Iran: Security forces savagely arrest human rights activist
On 5 May, State Security Forces (SSF) raided the home of Ms. Narges Mohammadi, human rights...
Iran: Nasrin Sotudeh: Rouhani and his foreign minister are liars
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotudeh emphasized, “As a prisoner who has been interrogated, psychologically and physically...
Iran: Mother of political prisoner: They said don’t give interviews; instead, I will raise my voice
Zalikha Mousavi, the mother of political prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Malaki, stated her son’s dire conditions in...
Iran: Arrest of human rights activist supporting martyrs’ families
Human rights activist Neda Mostaghimi, a supporter of the ‘Mothers of Laleh Park’ movement in Tehran,...
Iran: Heartbreaking death of a women factory worker in Sanandaj
A female worker, named Shahin Ahmadi Bigjan, was pulled into an ice-cream making machine in the...
Iran: Senior Basij official says increasing number of women MPs is against state interest
Minu Aslani, head of the Iranian regime’s Women’s Society Basij made strong remarks against a propaganda...
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...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.