Women Bear the Brunt as 1.2M Iranian Workers Lose Jobs to War
On International Workers' Day, alarming reports reveal that women and their families are bearing the heaviest...
Women's News
Iran Regime Arrests Sisters of Executed Political Prisoner
Akram Daneshvarkar and Azam Daneshvarkar, sisters of Akbar Daneshvarkar, who was executed on March 30, 2026,...
Iranian Regime Executes 24-Year-Old Woman Victim of Forced Marriage
A 24-year-old woman and victim of forced marriage has been executed in Tabriz Central Prison. Hanifeh...
Female Inmates Join Week 118 of Hunger Strike Despite Threats
Female Inmates Join Week 118 of Hunger Strike Despite Threats The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign...
Iran Regime Sentences Third Woman to Death Over Protests
Iran regime has sentenced Maryam Hodavand, a 45-year-old political prisoner held in women’s ward of Evin Prison,...
Iran’s Healthcare Workers Continue Protest for Second Day
Protests by healthcare workers in Yazd, the capital of a key central province in Iran, entered...
Iran’s Regime Pressures Imprisoned Women to Halt Anti–Death Penalty Campaign
Reports from Evin Prison point to a sharp increase in pressure on political detainees, particularly imprisoned...
9-Year-Old Girl’s Murder Exposes Iran Regime’s Failure to Protect Children
The mutilated and charred body of 9-year-old girl, identified as Fatemeh Zahra Hosseinbar, was discovered four...
Forced Confessions Lead to 25-Year Sentence for Mother Over Iran Protests
Fatemeh Abbasi, a 34-year-old mother and one of the thousands detained during the January 2026 Iran...
Two Women Face 74 Lashes and 7 Years Prison over Iran Protests
The Iranian judiciary has sentenced two women to a combined total of seven years in prison...
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.