Iran: Guidance police make chador mandatory for female students in Shushtar Azad University
The “Guidance” police in Shushtar (South), passed a bill citing that all female students studying at...
Women's News
4,400 women under the age of 15 married in East Azerbaijan Province
Leila Javidan, deputy in culture and youths affairs in East Azerbaijan Province’s Youth and Sports Department...
Iran: Women injured in Dervish’s rally
Following the vicious attack by security forces against Dervish protesters on September 21, 2014, many of...
Iran: Reyhaneh Jabbari transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison for execution
Ms. Sholeh Pakravan, mother of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a prisoner on death row announced on September 29,...
Iran: Father in Rajai Shahr Prison, daughter in Gharchak Varamin Prison
Negar Haeri, a jurist and the daughter of political prisoner Hamid (Mashallah) Haeri has been held...
Iran: Zahra Zehtabchi is under intense pressure of MOIS agents to give television confession
Political prisoner Zahra Zehtabchi is a senior sociology expert and researcher. She is now under intense...
Iran: Political prisoner Sedigheh Moradi, deliberately being denied medical treatment
Ms. Sedigheh Moradi, a political prisoner currently held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, is...
Iran: Unemployment among women twice as much as men
Unemployment amongst women has reached 43.4%, its highest rate in the past 8 years. This number...
Iran: Beaten mother of imprisoned Dervish: Take us to Evin Prison, too
A number of women and children were among those injured and wounded at the gathering held...
Iran: Inhumane conditions at Gharchak Prison in Varamin
Female inmates in the Gharchak Prison in Varamin are deprived of basic facilities and are under...
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...
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