Iranian regime’s senior Ayatollah: Girls should marry while in high school!
December 2- Ayatollah Gheraati, a senior figure of the Iranian regime said on state-run national television, ...
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Iran: Police: Women should not wear hats during winter
Continuing the trend of crackdown and imposing various types of limitations against Iranian women, Mohammad Massoud...
Penal laws useless for women as 80% of domestic violence victims withdraw complaints
Abbas Sheikh al-Islami, dean of Mashhad’s Azad University said, “In Iran, out of 180 cases of...
Iran: Honoring Reyhaneh Jabbari 40 days after her execution
On December 4, 2014, a ceremony was held marking the 40th day following the execution of...
Preventing under 18 marriages in Iran is against sharia law!
State-run Tabnak daily wrote, “Iran will not give in to the pressure imposed by the United...
Iran: Severe gender segregation in Isfahan’s Dolat Abad University
The gender segregation regulations imposed in Isfahan’s Dowlat Abad University since 2013 continues to expand.“First, they...
11 prisoners, including 1 woman, executed in one day in Ghezel Hesar Prison
Eleven prisoners, including one woman were executed on the morning of December 2, 2014. Akram Hosseini,...
Female political prisoners in Orumieh prison join nationwide hunger strike
Female prisoners in Orumieh prison, joined political prisoners in other cities on their 12th day of...
Iran: Qom Friday prayer leader asks plainclothes to crackdown on women
Mullah Hosseini Bushehri, Khamenei’s Friday prayer leader in Qom called on the regime’s plainclothes agents and...
Perpetrator of Jahrom stabbing: “The Friday Prayer Imam said spilling blood of a mal-veiled women is acceptable”
Twelve women, including five university students were stabbed in their hips by the Iranian regime’s agents...
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.