From the memoir by Hengameh Haj Hassan – Part 10 ⚠️ Content Warning: This section contains descriptions of torture, violence, and executions in prison. In the previous part of Face to Face with the Beast, Hengameh wrote about the nightly “quota of lashes” endured by prisoners like Mina Izadi and Zahra Shabzendehdar, who resisted with […]| NCRI Women Committee
Political prisoner Elaheh Fouladi, 47, faces escalating pressure and a new campaign by security forces in Qarchak Prison to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital. Prison authorities recently transferred Elaheh Fouladi in handcuffs and shackles to a hospital, where an order was issued for her compulsory admission to a psychiatric facility, an act that constitutes […]| NCRI Women Committee
Amid the continuing surge in executions across Iran, two women were recently executed in Abhar and Shiraz. On Thursday morning, August 28, the death sentence of 60-year-old Banoo Moghadam was carried out in Abhar Prison. On Wednesday, August 27, Mitra Yassini, from Ilam Province, was executed in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. Banoo Moghadam had been […]| NCRI Women Committee
More than a week after their arrest, Razieh Hassanzadeh and Asiyeh Kaykhah, both from Zabol, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, remain in legal limbo in the quarantine ward of Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. The two 37-year-old women were detained by security forces on Tuesday, August 22, while filming and singing at the gravesite of Majidreza […]| NCRI Women Committee
Liudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko (July 12, 1916 – October 10, 1974) was not just a soldier — she was a legend. Born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, she grew up determined and competitive, excelling in marksmanship from a young age. When Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Pavlychenko was a 24-year-old history student. Instead of […]| NCRI Women Committee
Simone Veil (13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a pioneering French politician, Holocaust survivor, and advocate for women’s rights whose legacy continues to inspire. Born Simone Jacob, she endured the horrors of Auschwitz during World War II, an experience that deeply shaped her commitment to justice and human dignity. Veil’s most notable achievement […]| NCRI Women Committee
Alice Paul (January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977) was a relentless American suffragist, feminist, and activist who played a pivotal role in securing women’s right to vote in the United States. Born in New Jersey, Paul’s early exposure to Quaker values of equality fueled her passion for social justice. Educated at Swarthmore College and […]| NCRI Women Committee
Emmeline Pankhurst (15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a pioneering British political activist and leader of the women’s suffrage movement who fundamentally changed the course of women’s rights in the UK. Born in Manchester, England, Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting for women’s right to vote, becoming one of the most influential and […]| NCRI Women Committee
Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (July 22, 1915 – December 11, 2000) was a trailblazing Pakistani politician, diplomat, author, and women’s rights activist who played a crucial role in shaping Pakistan’s early political and cultural identity. Born in Kolkata into the influential Suhrawardy family, she was one of the first Muslim women from Bengal to earn […]| NCRI Women Committee