Mahsa Jalal Badii: 3.5 Years of Imprisonment for Reading Books
Mahsa Jalal Badii was transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht, a northern city in Iran, on...
Women's News
Ongoing Restrictions on Phone Calls and Visits in Evin Prison’s Women’s Ward
Restrictions on phone calls and in-person visits continue in the women's ward of Evin Prison. Evin...
Varisha Moradi on an Indefinite Hunger Strike in Evin Prison
Kurdish political prisoner, Varisha Moradi, began an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday, October 10, protesting the...
Arrest of Kowsar Dehbanzadeh, Sister of Political Prisoner Maysam Dehbanzadeh
Kowsar Dehbanzadeh, sister of political prisoner Maysam Dehbanzadeh, was arrested by Intelligence officials in Shiraz, the...
Akhtar Ghorbanlou, Victim of Child Marriage, Executed in Ahar Prison
On the morning of Tuesday, October 1, 2024, a young woman was executed in Ahar Prison,...
Zahra Fayzi, 41, executed in Tabriz Central Prison
On the morning of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the execution sentence for a woman named Zahra...
Fatemeh Moradpour, 15, Commits Suicide Under Pressure for Forced Marriage
Fatemeh Moradpour, a 15-year-old girl from Lorestan, took her own life after being pressured by her...
Another Woman Hanged in Qezel Hesar: 20 Women Executed in Iran in 2024
On the morning of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, seven prisoners, including a woman, were hanged in...
The 36th Week of Hunger Strike in the “Tuesdays Against Executions” Campaign
On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the 36th week of hunger strike in the "Tuesdays Against Executions"...
Crisis of Nurse Resignations in Iran: 1,590 Resigned Last Year
Salman Es’haghi, spokesperson for the Health Committee of the mullahs’ Parliament in Iran, reported that last...
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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