Women’s Rights Activist Houra Nikbakht Detained in Evin Prison
Houra Nikbakht, a renowned women’s rights activist and the publisher and managing editor of "Mashq-e Barabari...
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Maryam Mehrabi and Her Young Children Arrested in Isfahan, Iran
On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, agents raided the home of Maryam Mehrabi, the sister of Mahmoud...
Political Prisoner Maryam Jalal Hosseini Deprived of Treatment
Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a political prisoner incarcerated in the Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as...
Political Prisoners in Evin Prison: Nasim Gholami Simiyari and Others Detained Without Trial
Political prisoners in Evin Prison are detained without trial for lengthy periods. Nearly 400 days have...
Political Prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi, 69, Deprived of Medical Treatment
The political prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi has been denied medical treatment on the orders of the...
Atena Farghadani sentenced to six years in prison
The 26th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Atena Farghadani, a cartoonist and former political...
PMOI Resistance Units Champion #FreeIran2024 with 10,000 Brave Acts
Despite severe repression, the Resistance Units of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) have undertaken...
Hamideh Zeraii Arrested and Transferred to Lakan Prison of Rasht
Hamideh Zaraei was arrested and transferred to Lakan Prison of Rasht. On Wednesday, June 5, 2024,...
Security Forces Arrest Two Kurdish Women in Relation to the 2022 Iran Uprising
Two Kurdish women, Zahra Nabizadeh and Hatav Akrami, have been detained by security forces. Their arrests...
Qezel Hesar Prison: Egregious Assault on Political Prisoner’s Wife
The 13th week of hunger strike by prisoners in Qezel Hesar and elsewhere In a shocking...
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.