Unresolved Fate: Plight of Two Former Political Prisoners Marzieh Farsi and Forough Taghipour
Despite the passage of two months since their rearrest in August, the two former political prisoners...
Women's News
17 women executed in Iran in 2023, the last one in the Central Prison of Isfahan
The unidentified woman was hanged on Saturday, October 21 The Iranian Judiciary has executed another woman....
Two journalists are sentenced to 25 years for reporting the truth on Mahsa Amini’s death
The two journalists who had reported on Mahsa Amini’s death and burial ceremony have been sentenced...
Iran: 26,000 marriages of children under 15 violate human rights, considered violence against women
26,000 marriages of children under 15 violate human rights, considered violence against women The Iranian National...
Roya Zakeri, a Computer Scientist, Is Taken to a Mental Hospital for Protesting the Mandatory Hijab
Earlier we reported on a young woman in Tabriz who was brutalized by security forces on...
Femicide in Iran: the plight of Razieh Hassanvand and Trotskeh Abdollahzadeh
A Revolutionary Guard shot her sister to death in Aleshtar, northern Lorestan Province. Razieh Hassanvand, 20,...
Ava Yargholi is ruthlessly beheaded by her father
Ava Yargholi, a first grader, was beheaded by her father in the city of Hidaj, Zanjan...
A young woman in Tabriz is assaulted and forcibly disappeared
Tabriz incident follows two weeks after Armita Geravand was assaulted by Hijab Guards in Tehran Exactly...
Zahra Shafeii and Others Standing Strong in Captivity
Following is an update on the situation of three female political prisoners in Iran: Sakineh Parvaneh,...
Varisha Moradi transferred to an undisclosed location in Tehran after 70 days of vicious torture
Varisha Moradi, a Kurdish women’s rights activist and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women...
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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