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NCRI Women"s Committee

NCRI Women"s Committee

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

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7:22

Despite Rising University Enrollment, Iranian Regime...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/26

Over the past three decades, Iranian women have increasingly pursued higher education—often outnumbering men in universities—yet the regime continues to bar them from meaningful employment. As a result, educated women are disproportionately unemployed: over 40 % of jobless degree-holders are women, accounting for nearly 72 % of that demographic Rather than address this crisis, the clerical regime has reinforced traditional gender roles through state media and public discourse, framing w...

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7:55

Iranian Women's Role in Four Decades of Resistance...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/21

Iranian women have continuously shaped and led the resistance against the regime over four decades through a series of courageous acts, protests, and unwavering defiance, often facing extreme violence and persecution. Early Defiance against Mandatory Hijab: Just weeks after the mullahs' religious dictatorship was formed, Iranian women led massive protests in Tehran on March 8, 1979, against the regime's decree forcing them to wear the hijab. This was the first open defiance of Khomeini’s oppr...

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5:54

The Crisis of Shortage of Nurses in Iran and Their...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/20

Iranian nurses are increasingly being forced out of the profession they once served with courage and sacrifice. Chronic structural crises and the regime’s neglect of their demands have led many to quit or seek refuge abroad. Women make up more than 80% of Iran’s nursing workforce. Not only do they endure grueling shifts and emotional exhaustion, but they also face systemic gender discrimination. These women often shoulder both professional and domestic caregiving roles, stretching their physi...

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6:25

Iran: Voiceless Female Heads of Household

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/19

6 Million Female Heads of Household: Unsupported and VoicelessWhen Being a Woman Is a Crime, and Earning Bread Is a BattleAs daily living conditions worsen for the general public and state repression intensifies, the situation for female heads of household, one of the most vulnerable segments of Iranian society, continues to deteriorate on all fronts. The number of women who are the sole providers for their families is on the rise. These women often take on this role due to divorce, the death...

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9:51

Iran's Soaring Child Labor Crisis

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/15

Iran is witnessing a steep rise in child labor, particularly in urban centers like Tehran, as economic hardship intensifies and state protection systems continue to falter. On the World Day Against Child Labor, June 12, we shed light on the tragic situation of child laborers in Iran. In May 2024, Soudabeh Najafi, a Tehran City Council member and head of its Health Committee, described the presence of children working on the streets as a “serious red flag” being ignored by authorities. In a...

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6:24

Chiffres fabriqués : Pourquoi les infirmières...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/11

Derrière les discours de progrès se cache une crise d’épuisement, de discrimination de genre et d’émigration massive dans le système de santé iranien Le gouvernement affirme une baisse de l’émigration des infirmières en pleine crise Selon les médias officiels, le ministre iranien de la Santé, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, a déclaré lors d’une réunion du cabinet, le mercredi 28 mai, qu’il y avait eu une « baisse significative de l’émigration des infirmières, des médecins et des spécialistes au co...

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8:10

How Iran’s Justice System Abandons Women to Violence

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/11

The Iranian legal system not only fails to protect women from gender-based violence—it actively enables it. Survivors of domestic abuse face a maze of bureaucratic obstacles, from police inaction to ineffective forensic procedures, all within a system that places the burden of proof entirely on the victim. Legal provisions that should help women are routinely ignored, while courts and police refuse to intervene meaningfully. Women are shuffled between institutions, often without support or pr...

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12:00

Fabricated Figures: Why are Iran's Nurses Leaving

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/07

Behind the Claims of Progress Lies a Crisis of Burnout, Gender Discrimination, and Mass Emigration in Iran’s Healthcare System Government Claims Drop in Nurse Emigration Amid Crisis According to state-run media, the Iranian Health Minister, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, claimed during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 28, that there has been a “significant reduction in the emigration of nurses, doctors, and specialists in the second half of the year 1403 (Persian calendar), compared to the same...

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6:12

Dire Conditions of Women in Isfahan's Dowlatabad Prison

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/06

Within the oppressive walls of Dowlatabad Prison in Isfahan, a harrowing tale of suffering and exploitation unfolds, largely hidden from the public eye. Located near venues like Fadak Hall and the Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center, this prison is not only plagued by dire sanitary conditions and inhumane living circumstances but has also become a site of systematic exploitation of female inmates. According to a former detainee, women prisoners endure an unbearable and unsanitary...

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6:05

Dire Conditions in the Women's Ward of Adelabad...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/06/03

Adelabad Prison, located in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, is notorious for its long-standing violations of human rights. This grim institution houses political, ideological, and general prisoners under conditions that reflect a systematic disregard for human dignity. Reports from former inmates reveal inhumane treatment, rampant torture, and appalling living conditions, especially in the women’s ward. These accounts provide a stark illustration of the clerical regime's widespread...

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5:51

Unemployment of Young Women in Iran

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/30

New official statistics reveal a deepening employment crisis in Iran, particularly for young women. The figures—published by the state-run Eghtesad News on May 15, 2025—show that unemployment among women aged 20 to 24 has reached a staggering 34.9%. The data, compiled by the National Statistical Center (NSC), underscores a bleak labor market that disproportionately penalizes the country’s youth and women, exposing the long-standing failures of the clerical regime’s economic policies. With ...

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4:49

Why are Iran’s poorest women paying the price for...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/28

Rural women migrants in Chabahar are trapped between environmental collapse and a regime that refuses to see them. Their suffering is systemic. Chabahar’s women aren’t asking for much—just survival with dignity. After fleeing drought and devastation, they were promised jobs and housing. Instead, they got slums, silence, and shame. In Chabahar’s slums, 70,000 migrants live in sewage-lined streets. Kids play among open wires and disease. Women face hunger, illiteracy, and addiction...

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4:34

Femicide in Iran: 9 women killed in just 15 days

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/26

In just 15 days, Iran witnessed at least 9 cases of femicide in Iran—women brutally murdered as victims of domestic abuse, so-called honor killings, and the chronic failures of protective institutions. Each of these killings is a human tragedy, yet they are often lost in official statistics and gradually normalized in the public conscience. The relentless recurrence of such crimes is not the result of “momentary rage” or “personal disputes,” as often portrayed, but rather the direct conseq...

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6:51

Education Crisis in Iran: The Hidden Catastrophe of...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/24

For most students around the world, the start of a new school year brings a sense of renewal and excitement for learning. However, many Iranian children are grappling with challenges that threaten their future. Economists report that, for the first time in 75 years, Iran’s impoverished population has doubled in just three years — an alarming development unprecedented in the nation’s planning history. (Jamaran website – September 16, 2024) Other sources have stated that 60% of Iran’s populati...

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8:09

Lavoro Forzato e Abusi Sistemici contro le Donne...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/23

In questo podcast, mettiamo in luce il modello costante e allarmante di lavoro forzato e abusi sistemici nei confronti delle donne detenute in diverse strutture carcerarie in Iran, tra cui il carcere di Vakilabad (Mashhad), il carcere di Sepidar (Ahvaz), il carcere di Qarchak e il carcere di Tabriz. Queste pratiche violano direttamente gli standard internazionali dei diritti umani e rivelano un deliberato disprezzo per la dignità e il benessere delle donne incarcerate. Natura Sistemica del La...

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7:47

Forced Labor and Systemic Abuse of Female Prisoners...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/21

In this podcast, we shed light on the consistent and alarming pattern of forced labor and systemic abuse targeting female prisoners across multiple facilities in Iran, including Vakilabad Prison (Mashhad), Sepidar Prison (Ahvaz), Qarchak Prison, and Tabriz Prison. These practices are in direct violation of international human rights standards and highlight a deliberate disregard for the dignity and well-being of incarcerated women. Systemic Nature of Forced Labor Forced labor is not an isolat...

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6:40

Travail Forcé et Abus Systémiques des Femmes Détenues...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/21

Dans ce podcast, nous mettons en lumière le schéma constant et alarmant du travail forcé et des abus systémiques visant les femmes détenues dans plusieurs établissements pénitentiaires en Iran, notamment les prisons de Vakilabad (Mashhad), Sepidar (Ahvaz), Qarchak et Tabriz. Ces pratiques sont en violation directe des normes internationales des droits humains et illustrent un mépris délibéré pour la dignité et le bien-être des femmes incarcérées. Nature Systémique du Travail Forcé Le travail ...

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15:10

Elimination of Violence Against Women: A Bill That...

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/19

“Elimination of Violence against Women,” “Provision of Security for Women against Violence,” “Protection, Dignity, and Provision of Security for Ladies Against Violence,” “Protection of Dignity and Support for Women Against Violence,” and now “Preventing Women from Harm and Improving Their Security Against Abuse,” are all iterations of a single proposed bill in Iran. For more than 13 years, this bill has remained stalled. It occasionally resurfaces to pacify public opinion, only to be passed ...

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8:57

Female Heads of Household and Their Untold Struggles

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/16

When discussing female heads of household, several key groups come to mind: widows, divorcees, the wives of addicted men, the spouses of incarcerated individuals, the wives of migrant workers, single self-sustaining women, and the wives of disabled or incapacitated men. All these women are compelled to support and manage their families. Meanwhile, the laws of the clerical regime in Iran officially categorize them as second-class citizens, existing solely to serve men. As a result, experts hav...

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6:29

The Gendered Face of Poverty in Iran

NCRI Women"s Committee ·

2025/05/15

In recent years, the economic crisis in Iran has deepened, with poverty now affecting over 30% of the population by the end of the Persian year 1403 (March 2025), according to official figures. However, according to unofficial estimates, around 80% of the population in Iran lives below the poverty line and cannot consume 2,100 calories a day; this means over 72 million people are living in poverty in Iran. Yet behind this general statistic lies a harsher, more invisible truth: women in Iran a...

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