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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 Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.

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Hidden War on Female Political Prisoners in Iran

May 13, 2025 • NCRI Women's Committee • Season 4 • Episode 19

Welcome to this special episode, where we shed light on a harrowing but deeply important issue: the silent killing of political prisoners in Iran through systematic medical neglect. Today, we focus on a disturbing strategy used by the Iranian regime—denying life-saving medical treatment to imprisoned dissidents, particularly women, as a means of punishment and control.

In this episode, we’ll explore the haunting stories of Iranian women who are not only imprisoned for their political beliefs or activism but are also subjected to a slow, cruel death behind bars. This is not accidental—it is state policy. By weaponizing illness and withholding care, the regime sends a chilling message to all who dare to resist.

We speak about those who have been directly affected by this brutality. We also discuss the broader implications for human rights, particularly women’s rights, in Iran.

If you care about justice, if you believe in human dignity, and especially if you stand with Iranian women in their struggle for freedom, this episode is for you. Stay with us as we bring their stories to the forefront—and don’t forget to share this episode with others. Their lives—and voices—depend on it.

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