Regime officials admit: 16-year-olds among single mothers in Iran
In Iran under the mullahs’ rule, single mothers are considered one of the most deprived and...
Women's News
Iran: Lines for unemployed women grows
Iranian women are forced to pay the heavy price of the economic crisis and unemployment resulting...
Iran: Official admits to the dire conditions of women in Iran’s rural areas
Faraji, head of Central Province’s women and family affairs said, “Some village girls have remained behind...
Iran: Moral Police chief asks for more religious rules and fatwas against women
In a gathering of mullahs in Qom, Zahedian, Chief of the moral security police said, “This...
Iran: Reyhaneh Haj Ibrahim is denied treatment in Evin prison, despite being in critical condition
Political prisoner and relative of PMOI member at Camp Liberty, Reyhaneh Haj Ibrahim has been in...
Iran: Guests arrested in wedding party
Plainclothes agents in Shiraz entered a wedding party on 19 January to control the dress code...
Iran: Increasing pressure on female prisoner
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian has been transferred from the women’s ward in Kermanshah Prison to...
Iran: 3 girls beaten, arrested for improper veiling
On January 18, 2015, repressive agents of the ‘Promoting Good and Prohibiting Vice’ unit in Tehran...
Iranian regime gives monetary awards to thugs for crackdown on women
Mehdi Hashemian, deputy chief of the headquarters of ‘Promoting Good and Prohibiting Vice’ said, “Active employees...
Iran: 13-year-old girl turns 38 in prison
13-year-old Soghra Najafpour spent 25 years of her youth in prison and was only released at...
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...
Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: Broad Support for 10-point plan and Criticism of Western Appeasement
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the second day of the “Free Iran 2026 – Supporting the Democratic Alternative” conference was...
45 Years of Resistance for a Free Iran; A Future Built on a Democratic Republic
Free Iran 2026 Summit Brings Together International Political Figures to Emphasize thePath Toward a Democratic Iran On Saturday, June 20,...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The water crisis in Iran has transcended a mere natural challenge, evolving into a human, environmental, and economic catastrophe. While...
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.