February 2024 - NCRI Women Committee
Labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi has been in custody for over three months since she was arrested. Her case is in| NCRI Women Committee
Labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi has been in custody for over three months since she was arrested. Her case is in| NCRI Women Committee
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the central headquarters of the mullahs’ Ministry of Education in Tehran witnessed a joint protest| NCRI Women Committee
In recent weeks, a number of female political prisoners held in Qarchak Prison, Varamin, have been denied in-person visits with| NCRI Women Committee
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (also known as Pearl S. Buck; June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer,| NCRI Women Committee
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) remains one of the most inspiring figures of the 20th| NCRI Women Committee
From the memoir by Hengameh Haj Hassan – Part 11 ⚠️ Content Warning: This section of Face to Face with| NCRI Women Committee
Ilam University: In the early hours of Saturday, May 31, a gas leak at a girls’ dormitory at Ilam University| NCRI Women Committee
In less than a month (24 days), Iran has witnessed a shocking wave of domestic violence that has left at| NCRI Women Committee
Sorayya Abolfathi, an only child, was born in 1961 to a wealthy family in Tabriz, Iran. A deeply compassionate and| NCRI Women Committee
Excerpts of Montazeri’s book on the rape of female prisoners in the Iranian regime’s prisons: In December 2000, Hossein Ali-Montazeri,| NCRI Women Committee
The Free Iran 2024 World Summit kicked off on June 29, 2024, in Paris, just one day after the boycott| NCRI Women Committee
Soghra Khodadadi’s Dark Record at Qarchak Prison: From Beatings and Forced Veiling to Medical Deprivation and International Sanctions Qarchak Prison| NCRI Women Committee
A Glance at a Costly and Ineffective Policy The “Youthful Population Law” in Iran vs. Women’s Human Rights Following a| NCRI Women Committee
Nurses and Retirees Protest Against Injustice in Tehran and Other Cities In recent days, protests have erupted across Tehran and| NCRI Women Committee
In recent months, we have witnessed widespread protests across Iran by teachers demanding the approval and implementation of the Teachers| NCRI Women Committee
A Crime in Progress: The Looming Threat of Another Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran Executive Summary July 2025 Report:| NCRI Women Committee
Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old political prisoner, remains detained in Qarchak Prison under life-threatening conditions, as medical and judicial authorities have| NCRI Women Committee
In a move that has sparked outrage among civil society and human rights advocates, Iranian state media reported on Sunday,| NCRI Women Committee
In a powerful statement of unity, 651 prominent women leaders, including former heads of state, ministers, jurists, and human rights| NCRI Women Committee
The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, in its latest report, once again highlights the ongoing systematic and targeted repression| NCRI Women Committee
209 members of the Iranian regime’s parliament have signed a petition urging Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to enforce the controversial| NCRI Women Committee
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
A confrontation sparked by a Hijab patrol in the city of Fasa over the outfit of two teenage girls escalated| NCRI Women Committee
Female relatives of political prisoners held in Greater Tehran Penitentiary (a.k.a. Fashafuyeh) say they are being subjected to “degrading, abusive| NCRI Women Committee
On the morning of Tuesday, April 30, 2024, four prisoners, including a woman, were executed in Birjand prison. The identity| NCRI Women Committee
Solmaz Abbasi, a 43-year-old volleyball coach and newly hired schoolteacher, was brutally murdered by her husband on Saturday, June 28,| NCRI Women Committee
While many countries around the world have taken steps in recent decades to outlaw child marriage by raising the minimum| NCRI Women Committee
Not a week goes by without some form of honor killing making headlines. The clerical regime’s failure to criminalize these| NCRI Women Committee
Not a week goes by in Iran without the honor killings of young women making news headlines. The past weeks| NCRI Women Committee
Report to the UN Beijing+25 ForumDownload The Plight of Women in Iran - A Report to the UN Beijing+25 Forum| NCRI Women Committee
A man killed his 14-year-old daughter while asleep. The 20-year-old mother of a toddler was tortured and murdered by her| NCRI Women Committee
The clerical government is the prime suspect in the murder of women. Iran is one of six countries across the| NCRI Women Committee
Download English Version What was the fate of the bill to prevent Violence Against Women in Iran? A misogynist tyrannical| NCRI Women Committee
Drastic rise in violence against women in Iran Download English Version A study by the Women’s Committee of the National| NCRI Women Committee
Cultural activist Sahba Hemadi also known as Lamya was taken to the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz on December 30, 2020,| NCRI Women Committee
On Monday, August 11, 2025, Sheida Kardgar, a 15-year-old girl from a village near the northern city of Babol in| NCRI Women Committee
This episode of the NCRI Women’s Committee podcast highlights the pervasive and systemic nature of the Iranian regime's repression against| NCRI Women Committee
On Monday, August 4, 2025, during the second annual general assembly of the Isfahan Provincial Construction Engineering Organization, engineer Sahar| NCRI Women Committee
While many countries around the world have taken steps in recent decades to outlaw child marriage by raising the minimum| NCRI Women Committee
Every year, the Iranian Resistance holds its Free Iran annual gathering to beam a strong message of hope for regime| NCRI Women Committee
Tehran students held a major protest and march around 11.30 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2018, outside the University of| NCRI Women Committee
In the early hours of Thursday, August 14, 2025, a man—residing in one of Golestan province’s towns—first murdered his wife| NCRI Women Committee
The sister of death-row political prisoner in Iran, Akbar Daneshvarkar (Shahrokh), has released an emotional video appeal demanding urgent action| NCRI Women Committee
Shiva Esmaeli, a political prisoner and mother of three, has been sentenced to ten years in prison by Tehran’s Revolutionary| NCRI Women Committee
Summer 2025 has turned Qarchak Prison into a stark symbol of systemic cruelty and human rights violations against Iran’s female| NCRI Women Committee
The Iranian regime’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a Kurdish political prisoner held in Lakan| NCRI Women Committee
February 24, 2025– Massoumeh Asgari, an imprisoned teacher and political activist, has been sentenced to three years in prison by| NCRI Women Committee
On Saturday, May 11, political prisoner Massoumeh Nassaji (Farah), started a hunger strike, refusing food, water, and medicine, to draw| NCRI Women Committee
Political prisoner Arghavan Fallahi has been transferred to Qarchak Prison, following months of solitary confinement and torture. Arghavan Fallahi, a| NCRI Women Committee
The life of Maryam Akbari Monfared is in grave danger in Qarchak Prison, in Varamin. Insecurity and denial of medical| NCRI Women Committee
Fatemeh Ziaii, a 68-year-old political prisoner was arrested for the seventh time. On Wednesday morning, August 6, 2025, Iranian security| NCRI Women Committee
In the tumultuous history of Tabriz and the Constitutional Revolution, there are names of women whose bravery has never been| NCRI Women Committee
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, political prisoner Raheleh Rahemipour, a member of the 1980s justice-seeking families, was transferred from Qarchak| NCRI Women Committee
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, preschool teachers in Tehran staged a protest in front of the office of Mohammad Reza| NCRI Women Committee
The 81st week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign was marked by prisoner hunger strikes in 49 prisons and| NCRI Women Committee
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old prisoner seeking justice, detained in Qarchak Prison, in Varamin, fell due| NCRI Women Committee
The Clerical Regime Executes Fourth Woman in Less Than Two Weeks The wave of executions in Iran shows no sign| NCRI Women Committee
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (11 August 1912 – 9 March 1954) was a pioneering German astronomer whose meticulous work on variable stars| NCRI Women Committee
Nasrin Hassani Jailed in Unfavorable Conditions Nasrin Hassani, a journalist and political prisoner, is being held in Bojnord Prison without| NCRI Women Committee
Nasrin Hassani, the managing editor of Siyahat-e Sharq weekly publication, was summoned on Sunday, February 4, 2024, to serve her| NCRI Women Committee
In a disturbing escalation of pressure on families of political prisoners, Iranian security forces have taken Leila Saremi hostage to| NCRI Women Committee
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, families of political prisoners sentenced to death once again staged a protest outside Tehran’s Evin| NCRI Women Committee
On April 15, 2025, Marziyeh Esmaeili, a 39-year-old woman and mother of a young daughter, was executed in Qazvin Central| NCRI Women Committee
Three women were executed at dawn on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, among at least ten inmates in Vakilabad Prison in| NCRI Women Committee
As Iran marked the 76th week of the nationwide “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, the voices of political prisoners, the| NCRI Women Committee
Women Political prisoners recently transferred from Evin Prison to Qarchak Prison in Varamin are being held under dire, inhumane, and| NCRI Women Committee
Sabzevar protests erupt for second night on July 22, 2025, over power outages and water shortages amid growing public outrage.| NCRI Women Committee
Forough Khosravi, an elementary school teacher with a PhD in Education, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in the| NCRI Women Committee
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the streets of Khomam in Iran’s Gilan province became the scene of spontaneous public protests| NCRI Women Committee
On Sunday July 27, 2025, two political prisoners, Massoumeh Asgari, a retired teacher, and Massoumeh Nassaji (Farah), were sent to| NCRI Women Committee
79th week of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign: Prisoners in 48 prisons and families protest new wave of executions| NCRI Women Committee
Sara Gowhari, an Afghan student at University of Tehran was transferred from Intelligence Ministry’s detention center in Mashhad to Torbat-e| NCRI Women Committee
On July 27, 2025, the Iranian regime executed two political prisoners—Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani—in silence and without due process,| NCRI Women Committee
Female Political Prisoners in Qarchak Prison Protest Executions of Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani: A Defiant Voice from Behind Bars!| NCRI Women Committee
Two and a half months after her arrest, Arghavan Fallahi remains in limbo at Evin Prison. She has been subjected| NCRI Women Committee
In the 78th consecutive week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, prisoners across 48 prisons in Iran launched coordinated| NCRI Women Committee
A group of female political prisoners supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, detained in Qarchak Prison, sent out a| NCRI Women Committee
Mahrokh Goharshenas (1872–1938) was one of the foremost pioneers of girls’ education in Iran. In an era when educating girls| NCRI Women Committee
A Disturbing 90% Rise in the Execution of Women Amid Iran’s Execution Spree - In the Iranian year 1403 (March| NCRI Women Committee
As the Persian New Year begins, the families of political prisoners on death row, Vahid Bani Amerian and Pouya Ghobadi,| NCRI Women Committee
July 28th marks the anniversary of the massacre of at least 30,000 political prisoners in Iran in the summer of| NCRI Women Committee
The souls of the victims’ relatives were massacred simultaneously with their loved ones Ebrahim Raisi, the architect of the massacre| NCRI Women Committee
The final days of July every year mark the start of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran| NCRI Women Committee
The mullahs’ misogynist regime has uprooted a tree which stood for the courage and determination of the PMOI/MEK women in| NCRI Women Committee
A handwritten letter by Mr. Montazeri, the ousted heir to the mullahs' leader Khomeini, has been circulating widely these days| NCRI Women Committee
In a move that has sparked outrage among civil society and human rights advocates, Iranian state media reported on Sunday,| NCRI Women Committee
The Most Prevalent Form of Violence Against Women and Girls in Iran: Enforcing the Compulsory Hijab and the New Hijab| NCRI Women Committee
Sulmaz Hassanzadeh, the justice-seeking sister of Mohammad Hassanzadeh, has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Branch 101 of| NCRI Women Committee
Incarcerated women experience growing pressure as the clerical regime fears imminent downfall The mullahs’ fear and desperation over the eruption| NCRI Women Committee
Annual Report 2021Download As women around the world are starting a new year on March 8, International Women’s Day, we| NCRI Women Committee
A female prisoner dies in Sepidar Prison after being abandoned without treatment One of the common practices of the clerical| NCRI Women Committee
